AstraZeneca acknowledges that a rare adverse effect of the Covishield vaccination may occur

In a noteworthy move, AstraZeneca has acknowledged in court filings for the first time that the Covid-19 vaccine, which is marketed internationally under many brand names, including Vaxzevria and Covishield, may cause an uncommon adverse effect.

 

According to the manufacturer, Covishield may, in rare cases, create a disease that lowers platelet counts and produces blood clots. These symptoms are indicative of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), which is also linked to low platelet counts and blood clots.

The vaccine was created by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, produced by the Serum Institute of India, and given to a large number of people in India and other low- and middle-income nations.

A class action lawsuit against AstraZeneca is pending in the UK. The case claims that the vaccination caused many deaths and serious brain impairments. In 51 claims that have been filed with the UK High Court, victims are seeking damages of up to 100 million pounds.

Rarely, blood vessel clots may result from vaccinations like Covishield and Vaxzevria.
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According to The Telegraph, AstraZeneca recognized that the vaccination “may, in very rare instances, lead to TTS” in a court declaration filed in February, even though the company is contesting the accusations.

Jamie Scott filed the first complaint in 2023, claiming that the vaccine in April 2021 had left him with a lasting brain damage. AstraZeneca denied any direct connection between the vaccination and TTS in a May 2023 statement to Scott’s attorneys, claiming they do not acknowledge such a relationship.

The medical community has long recognized that the vaccination is the cause of VITT (vaccine-induced immune thrombosis with thrombocytopenia), as Jamie Scott’s wife Kate Scott said to The Telegraph. Only AstraZeneca has questioned whether Jamie’s illness resulted from the injection. It has taken three years for this acknowledgement to surface. Although it’s a start, we want to see more from the government and them. Things need to go much more swiftly now.

“Hopefully, their admittance will enable us to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. In addition to just recompense for our family and the other impacted families, we want an apology. We are not going to quit up because we have the truth on our side, Kate was cited in The Telegraph.

AstraZeneca said in a statement that it sympathized with those who had lost loved ones or had health issues. The business stressed that patient safety is its first concern and that regulatory bodies uphold strict guidelines for the safe administration of all medications, including vaccinations.

The vaccination was considered “safe and effective” for those who were 18 years of age and older, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and the side effect that prompted legal action was considered “extremely rare.”

The vaccination is no longer used in the UK, despite being heralded as a “triumph for British science” when it was first introduced by Boris Johnson.