News Forum - AstraZeneca vaccine linked to blood clots in 7 Thai recipients

[Thaiger]

The Department of Disease Control announced that out of the 20 million Thai citizens who received the AstraZeneca vaccine, seven developed blood clots, with two resulting in fatalities. These adverse effects were confirmed to occur within 42 days post-inoculation. Today the Director-General of the Disease Control Department, Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, spoke about the vaccine’s side effects, … …

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[MrStretch]

Director-General of the Disease Control Department, Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, spoke about the vaccine’s side effects, emphasising that the incidences of blood clotting were known globally and were anticipated.

So, then, why is this news, aside from the fact that AZ admitted just this week that such clots were possibly caused by their vaccine?

"The fact that this had already been listed as a potential side effect reduces its legal impact," says Richard Daynard, university distinguished professor of law and president of the Public Health Advocacy Institute.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-qa-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-blood.html

[Grumpish]

3 hours ago, MrStretch said:

Director-General of the Disease Control Department, Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, spoke about the vaccine’s side effects, emphasising that the incidences of blood clotting were known globally and were anticipated.

So, then, why is this news, aside from the fact that AZ admitted just this week that such clots were possibly caused by their vaccine?

"The fact that this had already been listed as a potential side effect reduces its legal impact," says Richard Daynard, university distinguished professor of law and president of the Public Health Advocacy Institute.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-qa-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-blood.html

At 7 out of 20,000,000 it is also quite a lot lower than the published incidence, which is 2 to 3 events per 100,000 people vaccinated, and the risk has been known and public for over three years now.