Current Events > A bunch of countries have suspended the Astra-Zeneca vaccine because of blood-

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-clots as a potential side effect with one death so far.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56357760

Denmark has temporarily halted use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution, after reports of a small number of blood clots and one death.

The Danish health authority said it was too early to say whether there was a link to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Austria earlier stopped using a batch of the drug, prompting the EU medicines agency to say there was no indication the vaccine caused blood clots.

The company says its safety has been studied extensively in clinical trials.
"Patient Safety is the highest priority for AstraZeneca," a spokesperson said.

"Regulators have clear and stringent efficacy and safety standards for the approval of any new medicine, and that includes Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca."
Peer-reviewed data confirmed it had been "generally well tolerated", the statement added.

The Danish decision came days after Austria suspended use of a particular batch of the drug because a woman died 10 days after taking it. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Luxemburg have also stopped using the batch.

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The EU medicines agency EMA said its safety committee was reviewing the Austrian case, but made clear that "there is currently no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions, which are not listed as side effects with this vaccine".
The number of "thromboembolic events in vaccinated people is no higher than that seen in the general population", it added.

Officials say they have received reports of fatal or life-threatening blood clots in a small number of people who had recently received a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. That may sound worrying, but it is not yet known if there is any connection between the two things.

supposedly i'm getting an offer to get vaccinated soon and it would have most likely been this one since we can't choose which one we get... uh, phew?

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AsucaHayashi posted...

-clots as a potential side effect with one death so far.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56357760

supposedly i'm getting an offer to get vaccinated soon and it would have most likely been this one since we can't choose which one we get... uh, phew?

If you live in the USA this vaccine wasn't approved by the FDA afaik.

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Tyranthraxus posted...

If you live in the USA this vaccine wasn't approved by the FDA afaik.

No doubt American Facebook pages will be filled with COVID VACCINES PROVED TO BE DEADLY! anyways despite it being a single death, not even shown to be from the vaccine and in fact it being stated it was unlikely to be the case, and not being from a vaccine used or approved in the USA.

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Tyranthraxus posted...

If you live in the USA this vaccine wasn't approved by the FDA afaik.

interesting

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Tyranthraxus posted...

If you live in the USA this vaccine wasn't approved by the FDA afaik.

I thought none of them have been approved by the FDA yet.

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The vaccine has been SUSPENDED

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This is why you dont want to be first in line for untested, novel vaccines. People here will say that means you are anti-vaccines, I just call it common sense. Wait until the vaccine has been tested. Less than 1 year for research, development, mass production and rollout is insane and not safe.

COVxy posted...

I thought none of them have been approved by the FDA yet.

They were approved under an emergency authorization, so they passed some level of trials and testing.

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Kloe_Rinz posted...

1 year for research

Kloe_Rinz posted...

untested, novel vaccines

Pick one.

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Hexenherz posted...

They were approved under an emergency authorization, so they passed some level of trials and testing.

Yes, but that's a different thing.

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Dont try that achstually its just super rushed and not untested shit please

COVxy posted...

Yes, but that's a different thing.

It is, but I don't know if that fully matters if the Astra-Zeneca didn't even get that level of authorization.

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Hexenherz posted...

It is, but I don't know if that fully matters if the Astra-Zeneca didn't even get that level of authorization.

I mean, these words matter. Astra-Zeneca essentially hasn't applied for emergency approval in the US because the majority of its testing was done outside the US.

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I've never actually looked at your sig COV. I never realized that was your username so I had a good chuckle just now.

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COVxy posted...

I thought none of them have been approved by the FDA yet.

Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J all have FDA emergency approval.

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