Covid: scientists find possible trigger for AstraZeneca jab blood
clots
Experts hope better understanding of rare side effect of vaccine could
help 'turn the tide' on pandemic
Scientists believe they may have found the trigger behind the
extremely rare blood clot complications stemming from the Oxford/AstraZeneca+IBk-s Covid vaccine.
According to a team of researchers from Cardiff and the US, the
reaction can be traced to the way the adenovirus used by the vaccine
to shuttle the coronavirus+IBk-s genetic material into cells binds with a specific protein in the blood, known as platelet factor 4 (PF4).
Researchers think this may spark a chain reaction in the immune system
that can culminate in the development of blood clots +IBM- a condition
known as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/02/covid-scientists-blood-clots-astrazeneca-covid-jab-vaccine-side-effects-pandemic
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