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European Medicines Agency highlights guidance not to use heparin for COVID-19 vaccine-linked clots
Reuters ^ | June 2021

Posted on 07/03/2021 11:26:34 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

According to the ISTH guidelines, once a case of vaccine-induced clotting and low platelets has been confirmed, doctors should continue with non-heparin anticoagulants, as well as consider giving high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin, which has also been recommended by doctors at Germany's Greifswald University to help counteract the rare but potentially deadly side-effects.

The EMA has maintained that overall benefits of both J&J's and AstraZeneca's vaccines outweigh any risks posed by them, though some countries have either limited those who receive these particular shots to older age groups, or, in the case of Denmark and Norway, halted the shots completely. read more

Doctors worldwide are still investigating the possible causes of the clotting and low platelets, with some narrowing in on the vaccines' viral vector that transports the genetic information to the cells for making coronavirus proteins that kick off the immune response.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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