Covid: Trigger of rare blood clots with AstraZeneca jab found by scientists
Source: BBC
Covid: Trigger of rare blood clots with AstraZeneca jab found by scientists
By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent
2 December 2021
Scientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.
The team - in Cardiff and the US - have shown in exquisite detail how a protein in the blood is attracted to a key component of the vaccine.
They think this kicks off a chain reaction, involving the immune system, that can culminate in dangerous clots.
-snip-
However, concerns about rare blood clots shaped how the vaccine has been used around the world including an alternative being offered to the under-40s in the UK.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59418123
= new reply since forum marked as read
