“A misfortune” .. AstraZeneca admits the side effects of its vaccine against “Corona” 04/30/2024
AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time that its coronavirus vaccine could cause deadly blood clotting side effects, Sky News reported.
According to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, AstraZeneca is facing a multi-million pound class action from dozens of families who claim that they, or their loved ones, were mutilated or killed because of its “defective” vaccine. .
Their lawyers estimate some of the claims could reach £20 million in compensation.
Cambridge-based AstraZeneca, which disputes the claims, admitted in a legal document submitted to the Supreme Court last February that its vaccine “may, in very rare cases, cause TTS”.
AstraZeneca disputes these claims, but admitted in a legal document submitted to the High Court in February that its coronavirus vaccine “may, in very rare cases, cause TTS”.
TTS, which stands for thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, causes blood clots and low platelet counts.
51 lawsuits have been filed in the Supreme Court, from families seeking compensation estimated at £100 million.
In a response letter sent in May 2023, AstraZeneca told a victim’s lawyer: “We do not accept that the cause of TTS is the vaccine,” while lawyers argue that the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is “imperfect” and that its effectiveness is “imperfect”. greatly exaggerated. » AstraZeneca firmly denies this.
Scientists first identified a link between the vaccine and a new disease called vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) as early as March 2021, shortly after the COVID-19 vaccine rollout began.
The plaintiffs’ lawyers argued that VITT is a subset of TTS, although AstraZeneca does not appear to recognize that term or accept that it is caused by its vaccine.
“The medical world has long recognized that VITT was caused by the vaccine,” Kate Scott, Mr. Scott’s wife, told the British newspaper The Telegraph. Only AstraZeneca questioned whether Jamie’s condition was caused by the vaccine.
She added: “This acceptance took three years. This is progress, but we would like to see more from them and from the government. It’s time for things to move faster. »
She continued: “I hope their acceptance means we can resolve this issue as soon as possible. We need an apology and fair compensation for our family and other families who have been affected. We have the truth on our side,” and we will not give up. » Click to read the news from its Source.
