AstraZeneca Admits in Court Its COVID Vaccine Can Cause Deadly Side Effect

Pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca has accepted for the first time that its COVID-19 vaccine can, “in very rare cases,” cause thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), which is characterised by blood clots (thrombosis) and low red blood cell counts (thrombocytopenia). It is also called vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). This admission was made in a legal document submitted to the High Court in the UK, where the company is defending against a class action lawsuit alleging that its COVID-19 vaccine led to several deaths and serious injuries. Last year, Jamie Scott, a father of two, filed a complaint against the British-Swedish multinational. He claimed that after receiving the vaccine in April 2021, he developed a blood clot resulting in severe brain impairment. At one point, the hospital informed his wife that he might not survive....