3 hours agoCanada Stops AstraZeneca Inoculation for Persons Under 55
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)On Monday, Canada suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under the age of 55 after concerns it could cause blood clots. The National Committee for Immmunisation had recommended disruption for security reasons and Canadian provinces, which manage health in the country, announced the suspension. “There is a fundamental uncertainty about the gain of security [...]
The National Committee for Immmunisation had recommended disruption for security reasons and Canadian provinces, which manage health in the country, announced the suspension.
“There is an essential uncertainty about the benefit of obtaining AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for adults under 55 in view of possible risks”, said medical doctor Shelley Deeks, deputy head of the National Consultative Committee for Immmunisation.
Mrs. Deeks added that updated recommendations come between new data from Europe suggesting the risk of blood clotting is now potentially high in 100,000.
She said most patients in Europe who had a rare blood clot following the AstraZeneca vaccine were women under 55 years of age, and the fatality rate among those developing clots is up to 40%.
