Europe’s main drug regulator, the EMA, reiterated on Wednesday that “there is no evidence that would support restricting the use of this vaccine in any population” (and yet, they admitted in their safety review that it was possible some patients might experience side effects like these).\u00a0Germany’s medical regulator has counted 31 blood clots. Nine of those died.<\/strong>\u00a0In Norway, three medical workers all were afflicted, and one of them died. In total, Norway reported 6 cases, four of whom died. Cases have been reported in Italy, Austria and elsewhere.<\/p>\n And now,\u00a0the FT<\/a>\u00a0reports\u00a0that 25 new incidences of blood clots have been reported, bringing the total to 30.<\/strong><\/p>\n On Thursday evening, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency released information\u00a0confirming 25 new cases of severe and very rare blood clotting in British patients, on top of five milder cases it had reported earlier this month.<\/strong>They also clarified that they hadn’t seen any such reactions in patients who received the jab developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.<\/p>\n As\u00a0the FT<\/a>\u00a0pointed out in its coverage of the admission, the new cases will “call into question the view that this is purely a phenomenon being seen in mainland Europe.”<\/p>\n As with the earlier cases on the Continent, the main condition causing alarm is called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, when blood forms clots in the veins that run from the brain, a potentially fatal complication.<\/strong>\u00a0What’s more, as the UK announced new accomplishments in its race to vaccinate its entire population, 17 more reports of CVST have been made this week compared to the previous week.<\/p>\n MHRA chief Dr. June Raine reiterated that ‘the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any risks’\u00a0<\/strong>and that the public should continue to line up and receive their jabs without fear.<\/p>\n After all, pretty soon, you won’t be able to go anywhere\u00a0without proof that you got it.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/COVID10_3.jpg?itok=yE7nYxnQ\")
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