Among the vaccines that were injected in Spain once morest the coronavirus, AstraZeneca’s was the most controversial. In fact, our country stopped the use of this vaccine following several cases of blood clots were reported following receiving the dose in different countries of the European Union (EU).
Now, Health decided to resume inoculations a week later. Thus, the immunization with this vaccine of the population groups prioritized for their essential activity, which were active and without age limit, was completed. In this group, there were police officers, civil guards or teachers, among others.
The big news
Now, the pharmaceutical company has officially acknowledged before the British courts that its COVID-19 vaccine can trigger thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) in extremely rare cases. As expected, this has quickly gone viral on social media.
The development has emerged in the context of a class-action lawsuit in the United Kingdom, brought by individuals who claim to have suffered serious injuries as a result of receiving the vaccine, which was developed in collaboration with the Oxford University.
To consider
Of course, this is not the first time that AstraZeneca has addressed the issue of possible adverse effects of its vaccine. Furthermore, in a study published in The Lancet In 2021, company scientists noted the existence of very rare cases of TTS following application.
The firm has reiterated that, despite these extremely low risks, the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the possible side effects, including headache, fever, malaise, dizziness…
Other adverse effects
“It has also been reported that, in a rare case, an inflammation of the blood vessels in the skin might appear, which is a cutaneous vasculitis and appears as a rash on the skin with red spots. This vasculitis disappears on its own, without treatment,” said Dr. Daniela Hozbord, in ‘Infobae’.
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Other adverse events that may occur, according to the researcher, are inflammatory events, local pain and general discomfort due to the same inflammatory process produced by the vaccine. “These effects are treated symptomatically. If they take the vaccine, they limit themselves, unless it is something serious,” she concluded.
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