Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, “one case in every 50 thousand people involved”. Transverse myelitis found per test participant

Transverse myelitis. An inflammation of the spinal nervous system that, depending on the force with which it is proposed, can also lead to motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunctions. Not to death (except in exceptional cases) but in any case to debilitating consequences. It is this condition of one of the participants that has stopped the tests of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine according to factquotidiano.it. Now it is known if it is an adverse reaction triggered by the vaccine of which the European Union has already reserved 400 million doses. “A routine problem, whose communication was not due, demonstrating the seriousness with which the process is being carried out,” he explains to Ilfattoquotidiano.it Piero Di Lorenzo, president of the Irbm group in Pomezia (Rome), whose company Advent srl participates in the development of the drug in collaboration with the Jenner Institute of Oxford. “The experimentation has not been suspended but only recruitment of new volunteers planned in three countries. The experimentation continues. Phase III provides for administration to patients also with pathologies and such a case is foreseeable and predictable. The current suspension, corrected, represents an element of greater prudence ”, specifies Di Lorenzo to fattoquotidiano.it

“Out of 50,000 people tested, a case like this can occur – explains Di Lorenzo – which might have happened independently and is not necessarily related to the vaccine. It can fit a case of myelitis. Routinely, with a standard procedure, however, it is mandatory to investigate. While waiting for this research, experimentation tends to continue (which has stopped anyway, ed) then it will be necessary to understand what the independent scientific committee will decide ”. As explained by the Pontine businessman, the Oxford file passed to a commission appointed by the international validation bodies that must first understand the correlation between the pathology developed by the volunteer and the vaccine -which obviously coincides in time- and secondly place if “the game is worth it”, or rather if in front of 50,000 people worldwide involved in phase 3 of the trial, the occurrence of a case can lead to rejection of the drug.

Cases of transverse myelitis are not new in the medical literature in relation to vaccines of various types, particularly those against hepatitis and anti-tuberculosis, “relatives” of the anti-Covid vaccine. “It is still too early to comment – reiterates Massimo Andreoni, director of the Italian Society for Infectious Diseases, we must understand the real correlation with the drug. Above all, the impact must be evaluated in statistical terms: at the beginning of a case in 30 thousand, a case can occur in a million or one in a thousand ”. Consideration reinforced by Giuseppe Ippolito, scientific director of the Spallanzani Institute in Rome: “Transverse myelitis is also found in the literature on influenza vaccines, so it does not surprise me – he explains to Ilfattoquotidiano.it – ​​but suspending the experimentation must have had important and serious reasons . I look forward to reading the report that will be provided to the World Health Organization before passing judgment.”.

According to sources from Statnews.com, the Boston Globe portal specialized in medicine and scientific research, the AstraZeneca stop it would also affect testing of the other 8 candidate vaccines that have reached phase III. “Researchers conducting other studies,” he says, “are now looking for similar cases of adverse reactions, examining the databases examined by a so-called Safety and Data Monitoring Board.” According to Statnews sources, the volunteer affected by the alleged side effect would have received the vaccine in UK, between phase 2 and 3 of the experimentation. Until a few days ago, the Anglo-Swedish drug multinational was quite optimistic, so much so as to risk the distribution of the new vaccine by the end of the year, considerations taken up and reported in Parliament just a few days ago by the Minister of Health , Roberto Speranza. On Tuesday night, Di Lorenzo himself had been invited to Porta a Porta where he reiterated his optimistic statements. At night the cold shower.

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