“To date and overall, just over 10 people develop this condition for every million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine given,” reports Public Health England (PHE). According to PHE, this is seen more often in younger people and tends to occur between four days and four weeks following vaccination. It is important to note that similar conditions… Read More »
A new post-mortem study of patients who have died from COVID-19 found severe damage to the lungs and signs of blood clotting in major organs. Ten post-mortem examinations performed on patients with confirmed COVID-19 found that all patients had lung injuries and early scarring of the lungs as a result of the virus, as well… Read More »
Scientists are to test whether an experimental drug can prevent potentially deadly blood clots associated with Covid-19. The trial, funded by the British Heart Foundation, will test the theory the clots are caused by a hormone imbalance triggered by coronavirus infection. It will become one of several drugs currently being trialled to prevent the disease’s… Read More »
Does coronavirus cause deadly blood clots too? Doctors report rise in COVID-19 patients dying of heart attacks and pulmonary embolisms despite being put on blood thinners Between 20 and 40% of coronavirus patients at Emory University are developing blood clots, doctors there have said Coronavirus’s protein spike may let it attach to blood vessels and… Read More »