It looks like I called this one wrong. The link between the Astra Zeneca Vaccine and stroke and clotting effects is statistically significant and not due to a bad batch.
The risk from the vaccine is still less than the risk from Covid. For younger people the risks are comparable.
The solution might be to halve the dose of A/Z.
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Re: Astra Zeneca Vaccine
Looks like there might be some similar concerns about J&J: BBC News - Covid-19: US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56733715
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Yeah. I was listening to an interview on NPR and they mentioned that the main thing they have in common is their delivery system so that is one of the many things they are looking at. I
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Re: Astra Zeneca Vaccine
Yeah, the delivery system isn't unique to the Covid vaccines though.WolfofWords wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:02 pm Yeah. I was listening to an interview on NPR and they mentioned that the main thing they have in common is their delivery system so that is one of the many things they are looking at. I
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Hmm, just one piece of the puzzle then.
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Re: Astra Zeneca Vaccine
Some pushback from J&J in NEJoM: https://www.cnet.com/health/johnson-joh ... ine-pause/
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