An article published in Science recognizes new concerns about the safety of the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, as an explanation gains ground for the unusual strokes and clotting disorders recorded in at least 30 recipients.
Nigel Key, MD, the Harold R. Roberts Distinguished Professor in the division of hematology commented on the need to alert doctors as multiple researchers believe the vaccine has caused a rare set of symptoms in the recipients.
“Maybe it is too much to expect at this point that there would be a very detailed molecular mechanism,” he said, “but the advice to physicians who may encounter patients is crucial.”