In the UK, a week almost doubled the number of people who had thrombus formed after the introduction of the Vaccine of the British-Swedish company Astrazeneca. This is reported on the website of the Agency for Medicinal Control and Medical Products of the country.
The number of such patients reached 168 people. Thus, one million vaccinated accounts for 7.9 people with a side effect in the form of thrombosis. As of April 12-18, this figure was 4.9 people.
According to the agency, 32 Briton died due to thrombov, while last week the number of deaths was 23. The regulator, in turn, called on to continue the vaccine campaign of the Astrazeneca vaccine, since its benefit exceeds risks.
Since the beginning of the vaccination campaign in the UK on December 8, 2020, the first dose of one of the three used drugs – Astrazeneca, Pfizer / Biontech, as well as Moderna, received 33.25 million people, that is more than 50 percent of the population, both components – 11 , 19 million, that is, about 17 percent.
Previously, Denmark became the first European country, which completely abandoned the Vaccine of Astrazeneca. The authorities of the country on the basis of scientific findings concluded that there is a real risk of serious side effects associated with the use of the drug.