Astrazeneca vaccine suspended..... Not proven to be linked to the jab yet, but investigations are ongoing *title edited by GNHQ*

Suziewoosie I was making an additional point, not challenging you, but since you mention it, it is relevant to the topic that having heard the verdict on the blood clotting issue today some countries have decided that they will start re-vaccinating.

My apologies suziewoozie
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56447367

So if I understand this correctly only the AZ had reports of CSVT? That’s why they were investigated and Pfizer wasn’t?

The MRHA has more reported cases of clotting with Pfizer than Astra Zeneca (just checked on line) however, it is the type of clots and where. AZ have five unusual brain clots in the UK (thirteen I believe in EU)

Sorry I haven’t used correct medical terminology, I am cooking.

Thanks GG I see. Carry on with your cooking!

Someone sent me this earlier:

Witzend

Well I’m very relieved that European countries are going to restart vaccinations. I just hope the public will avail themselves of the vaccines.

Witzend
But as per Suzie’s link, looks as if there’s going to be additional advice after vaccination. I didn’t really even expected that.

maddyone

Witzend

Well I’m very relieved that European countries are going to restart vaccinations. I just hope the public will avail themselves of the vaccines.

Yes, maddyone great relief all round.
Maybe the fact that several of these European countries are going into tighter lockdown from Saturday will be enough to focus the minds of the people to get themselves vaccinated.

The other danger of the silly political games that have delayed the rollout of the vaccines in so many countries is that the more COVID there is in the community the greater the risks of new variants developing that will challenge the efficacy of the vaccine.

While the UK will always be vulnerable to imported variants, by getting the vaccination programme going so quickly and so fast, we are reducing the extent of COVID in the society and reducing the possibility of another dangerous variant developing that may not be so easy to treat.

The sooner other countries catch up with us in vaccinating their population, the sooner the risk of rogue variants falls.

the more COVID there is in the community the greater the risks of new variants developing that will challenge the efficacy of the vaccine.
That's exactly right M0nica and I think that is why several of us on this thread were getting so exasperated by those other countries delaying their vaccinations.
The UK was blamed for the new Kent mutant virus. Although it might not have started there, it certainly caused havoc there and spread. So why couldn't our "friends" abroad learn from our disaster and quickly protect their own people as much as possible? It's almost like they want to do things entirely their way even when we have now shown we are reducing the extent of COVID in the society and reducing the possibility of another dangerous variant developing that may not be so easy to treat.

Alegrias1

I've reported this thread on the grounds that the headline is misleading. I'm not asking for it to be deleted, but the title suggests that the vaccine has been suspended completely and that is not true. There is good evidence so far that there is no correlation between the vaccine and blood clots.

A similar thread in Mumsnet had the title changed to show the complete situation and I am suggesting this one does too.

Also the "not proven yet". What's wrong with "not proven"? When journalists use 'yet' they use it signal that there's no evidence but if we just try a little harder we'll find it.

You see it all the time in misleading food advertising. "Science has yet to show that eating xxx causes/cures cancer". Or in the case of the Daily Mail - causes one week then cures the next.