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Some of what they are picking up is pretty bad, and it’s probably more helpful to look at it as clotting abnormalities rather than just blood clots. They are reporting various different blood clots (including a cluster of cases with venous sinus thrombosis which is a blood clot in the veins draining the brain - very serious of left untreated), along with thrombocytopaenia (not enough platelets, which usually causes you to bleed more) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) which is where your body’s clotting cascades go completely haywire and you simultaneously clot a lot and also bleed a lot. That last one usually only occurs when someone is critically unwell (eg often found when a patient is on ITU) so it is concerning if this is happening out of the blue in previously young and well patients. However it seems we don’t yet have enough information about causation, the background of the patients who these possible complications occurred in, and whether there is an actual statistically significant difference to draw firm conclusions about whether these potential risks outweigh the benefits of having a vaccinated population.
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If 30 VS 20 blood clots is statistically significant, I guess my question would also be: "How BAD are those clots"
Ostensibly not as bad as the covid complications that are expected to arise in those people that are susceptible to clots should they develop covid.
Medical stats are bonkers complex though.
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If 30 VS 20 blood clots is statistically significant, I guess my question would also be: "How BAD are those clots"
Are they ones you can keep an eye on and quickly go to A&E if symptom xyz develops, get blood thinners, you will be ok?
Or the ones that can give you a horrible stroke/embolism?
As at the moment mostly older people get the vaccine and aged is linked to all sorts of health issues, it is maybe also possible younger vaccinated don't see the effect?