COVID-19 Scan for Apr 16, 2021 – CIDRAP

Scientists tie platelet factor 4 to AstraZeneca COVID vaccine-related clots
UK researchers have uncovered the novel mechanism behind rare abnormal blood clotting seen in some AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine recipients, according to a study today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study involved clinical and lab evaluation of 23 previously healthy patients who experienced blood clots and thrombocytopenia (low platelet counts) 6 to 24 days after receiving the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine….

Click here to view the original article.