2024-04-30 18:54:42
Ministry of Health Undersecretary Dr. Abdullah Asiri commented on AstraZeneca’s first admission that its coronavirus vaccine might cause rare side effects, indicating that the wave of fear linked to the vaccine used at the start of the pandemic makes no sense.
Asiri said this vaccine was one of the first Covid vaccines at the beginning of the pandemic, then it was replaced by the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines because the latter stood out for its high productivity and flexibility of modification to deal with variants .
He stressed that very rare cases of clots accompanied by low platelet counts were observed, announced at the time and accompanied by widespread outcry, and that no causal relationship with this vaccine was found.
Regarding the measures taken at the time, he emphasized that the regulatory authorities decided to move on to other vaccines, but the bottom line is that Covid vaccines have saved millions of lives, and their opponents will not stop calling them out. contest, even if the matter is clear and settled.
AstraZeneca has indicated for the first time in court documents that its Corona virus vaccine might cause rare side effects, an obvious change that might pave the way for obtaining legal compensation of more than 100 million dollars.
Pharmaceutical giant faces class action lawsuits; Due to claims that its vaccine, developed with Oxford University, caused death and serious injury in dozens of cases, while lawyers say the vaccine produced side effects that impacted devastating on a small number of families.
According to the Telegraph newspaper, AstraZeneca disputes these allegations, but admitted in a legal document submitted to the Supreme Court last February that its vaccine might, in very rare cases, cause blood clots and low platelet counts, and Sources estimate that the company is facing 51 cases in the Supreme Court, in which victims and their grieving relatives are seeking compensation estimated at £100 million.
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