AstraZeneca vaccine questions: an expert …

European Medicines Agency (EMA) official says there is “link” between AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and cases of thrombosis registered among people who received this vaccine in different countries. Italy, France, Germany, among others, had suspended their vaccination campaigns and resumed them after the EMA declared the drug “safe and effective”.

“Now we can say it, it is clear that there is a link with the vaccine, which causes this reaction. However, we still don’t know why (…) In summary, in the next few hours, we are going to say that there is a link, but we have not yet understood why this is happening, ”he said. Marco Cavaleri, responsible for vaccine strategy at the EMA, in an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero.

Cavaleri argued that the European health authority should officially take a decision on this issue. “We are trying to have a precise framework of what is happening, to define the syndrome due to the vaccine (…) Among those vaccinated, the number of cases of cerebral thrombosis in young people is higher than expected. That we will have to say“he added.

Several weeks ago Questions Raised About Possible Side Effects of AstraZeneca Vaccine, which recently changed its name to Vaxevria. Some of the cases of thrombosis caused death. In the UK, there have been 30 cases and 7 deaths out of a total of 18.1 million doses administered through March 24.

So far, the EMA maintains that “a causal link with the vaccine has not been demonstrated”, as its executive director, Emer Cooke, explained several days ago. On this basis, the health authority has given the green light for the continuation of vaccination campaigns in Europe and has determined that the drug produced by AstraZeneca is safe and effective.

For the pharmaceutical company, its vaccine against covid-19 outweighs the risk of side effects and he assured Saturday that “patient safety” is his “top priority”