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Rafic Hariri University Hospital Director Dr. Firas Abyad tweeted: “At the center of the discussion about the AstraZeneca vaccine is a fundamental question in medicine: which is less harmful, the disease or the proposed treatment? The question becomes a comparison between the consequences of the spread of the infection and the side effects of the vaccine. On a large community scale, the consequences of the corona are far worse than the rare reported side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine. This has been seen in the UK, where after millions of doses were distributed, the number of coronavirus cases and deaths dropped dramatically. It is important to know whether the AstraZeneca vaccine could cause stroke, even in rare cases, due to another fundamental issue in the heart profession: the right of the patient to receive complete information not only about their disease, but also about the proposed treatment. Subsequently, the patient can choose: the vaccine, its rare side effects or “The risk of contracting the infection and its possible consequences Everyone is anxiously awaiting the results of European research, but for those who live in countries with high rates of Corona, the vaccine is definitely the least risky option. “
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