Denmark, Norway and Iceland Suspend AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Over Blood Clot Worries

WSJ ^ | 03/11/2021 | Jenny Strasburg and Giovanni Legorano

[BenLurkin]

Danish officials cited an unspecified number of reports of severe cases of blood clots in people who received the vaccine, including one person in Denmark who died. “It cannot be concluded whether there is a link between the vaccine and the blood clots,” the Danish health authority said.

Norway cited Denmark’s decision, saying it also doesn’t have evidence to connect the health incidents to vaccination but was acting out of caution to halt use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Iceland also cited the cases in Denmark for its suspension.

Danish authorities said the European Medicines Agency—which acts much like the Food and Drug Administration in regulating medicine across the European Union—is investigating other, similar reports and any possible connection to the vaccine.

The European regulator said Wednesday that it was investigating several cases of multiple thrombosis, or the formation of blood clots within blood vessels, and similar conditions in people post-vaccination. It said there were 22 reported cases of “thromboembolic events” among three million people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca shot across the 27-member bloc as of March 9. That rate of serious blood clots is in line with typical levels for the general population, it said.

[ETCM]

It said there were 22 reported cases of “thromboembolic events” among three million people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca shot across the 27-member bloc as of March 9. That rate of serious blood clots is in line with typical levels for the general population, it said.

Stopping the vaccine distribution for clotting events in 1 out of 136,000 people and 1 death in 3,000,000? The SARS-CoV2 virus causes both serious clotting events and death at a much higher rate. This vaccine carries DNA based on SARS-CoV2. If it turns out the vaccine also causes clotting, maybe the immune system reaction to the virus is the common link.

[Paperpusher]

“That rate of serious blood clots is in line with typical levels for the general population, it said.”

More than one in 3,000,000 people will die within one hour of drinking a glass of water.

[dfwgator]

More than one in 3,000,000 people will die within one hour of drinking a glass of water.

"Have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water?"

[ETCM]

More than one in 3,000,000 people will die within one hour of drinking a glass of water.

Especially when most of the people drinking that water are over 65. As they say, getting old sucks, but it beats the alternative. Even Pete "I hope I die before I get old" Townshend would agree.