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They also said that they would expect 1,500 instances of clots just by chance alone so to me, currently, it seems like an over reaction and likely a political one. Fully happy to be proven wrong, however. But if I am right, it's shit as it just fuels the anti-vax rhetoric. My sister in law is already in a panic sharing instagram "news" articles about it asking how she can make sure she only gets the Pfizer one (a healthy 29 year old).
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it seems like an over reaction and likely a political one
Given that the EMA and the WHO have both said there's no reason to suspend AZ use, it does seem that way. It's getting increasingly difficult to see this other than as a post-Brexit anti-Britain backlash, particularly given previous ill-advised statements on the AZ vaccine from senior European politicians.
Brommers
I thought it was 37 occurrences in 17millions vaccines:
“ AstraZeneca said 17 million people had so far received the jab and the 15 incidences of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and 22 events of pulmonary embolism recorded were “much lower than would be expected to occur naturally in a general population” and “similar across other licensed Covid-19 vaccines”.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/15/germany-suspends-oxford-vaccine-over-blood-clot-fears
Also says there that phizer has had 30 instances, so seems to be an issue no matter what vaccine.
Are we just living in a UK media bubble? What are European news agencies saying to the public?