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Three healthcare workers employed at Health South-East have been admitted with a blood clot or brain hemorrhage to Oslo University Hospital shortly after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Norwegian Medicines Agency is now asking health personnel to be aware of the symptoms.
– The Norwegian Medicines Agency and FHI were informed yesterday of a report from Tynset about an unexpected death as a result of a brain hemorrhage. Today we have received three more reports of brain hemorrhage or blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, says chief physician Sigurd Hortemo of the Norwegian Medicines Agency.
– We ask healthcare professionals who suspect side effects after vaccination to report it as soon as possible.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and the Norwegian Medicines Agency convened an urgent conference on Saturday on the status of suspected side effects in relation to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Early Saturday, it was announced that three healthcare workers had been admitted with a blood clot or brain hemorrhage, shortly after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The hospital informed VG before the press conference. Aftenposten reported the case first, but wrote that two health workers had entered.
Following the press conference, Geir Bukholm from FHI informs VG that these are younger people and that the symptoms they experience are very serious.
It is now being investigated whether the cases of blood clots may be related to vaccination.
According to Hortemo, several younger patients have also had skin bleeds after the corona vaccine.
– This can be a serious sign, a sign of low platelet count. So we tell people under the age of 50 that if they experience this, they should see a doctor immediately, Hortemo says.
In a press release, FHI writes that they “encourage people under the age of 50 who have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca in the past 14 days and who experience an increased feeling of illness with various blue spots (skin bleeds) more than three days later of vaccination to see an emergency room or GP immediately. “
Hortemo tells VG that 50 years is not an absolute limit. If you have received the AstraZeneca vaccine and you have bruises, you should still see a doctor.
Blue spots are a sign of a low blood platelet count. It increases the risk of bleeding, including brain hemorrhage. But it doesn’t increase the risk of blood clots, Madsen tells VG. The spots can vary in size.
– Everything from the size of the head of a pin to the size of a centimeter, says Madsen.
– Does the invitation apply regardless of the vaccine you have received?
– No, this only applies to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
According to Hortemo, what is worrisome is the combination of blood clots, low platelet counts and bleeding.
When asked if the cases of blood clots may be related to the use of birth control pills, Hortemo responds that this is one of the things they are now investigating.
Several countries have stopped vaccination
In the past week, several reports of certain deaths and side effects shortly after vaccination have caused discomfort.
In Denmark, health authorities stopped using the AstraZeneca vaccine with immediate effect on Thursday. The cause is a report of death due to a blood clot shortly after vaccination.
Several countries followed, among others Norway and Iceland.
It emerged Thursday that a woman in her 30s died of a brain hemorrhage ten days after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine in the Inland. There is no suspicion that the person died from a blood clot, as is the case in Denmark, FHI said Thursday.
In some cases, blood clots can cause a brain hemorrhage.
It is also not certain that the death is related to the vaccine. FHI and the Norwegian Medicines Agency are investigating this, among other things, obtaining information from the hospital and the woman’s autopsy.
– We are working under full pressure to find out if there may be causal links or if there are random incidents, Steinar Madsen tells VG.
The European Medicines Monitoring Committee (PRAC) has also investigated cases of blood clots, the so-called “thromboembolic events”, related to vaccination against covid-19 after the notification of a death in Denmark.
Their conclusion so far is that there is no basis to say that the vaccination causes blood clots and that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe.
So far, reports of blood clots in the EU are not higher than normal in the population, the EMA believes. On March 10, 30 blood clots related to the AstraZeneca vaccine were recorded in the EU.
In the UK, 11 million people have received the AstraZeneca vaccine and there is no indication that more than usual have blood clots, according to British health authorities.
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You think the vaccine is safe
On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) came out and said there was no reason to discontinue the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
“Yes, we should continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine,” spokeswoman Margaret Harris said during a news conference.
In addition, he said that it is an excellent vaccine that there is no reason to stop using it, and that no connection between the vaccine and blood clots has been shown.
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On Thursday, the EMA stated that the AstraZeneca vaccine can still be used while the investigation of the blood clot cases is carried out.
“It is important to note that the position of the risk committee of the European Medicines Agency is that the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh the risks, and that the vaccine can still be used while the investigation of the cases continues,” the WHO wrote in a press release. Thursday.
