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…it plans to release the results from its primary analysis later this week (www.astrazeneca.com/content/astraz/media-centre/press-releases/2021/update-following-statement-by-niaid-on-azd1222-us-phase-iii-trial-data.html). A further issue that has plagued the AstraZeneca vaccine is the link to rare thrombotic complications. To date, the European Medicines Agency has recorded 18 cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in approximately 20 mil…

…r pro-coagulant effects on platelets (Bollmann A. Br Med J, 16 March 2021. www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n699/rapid-responses). At present, it is not known if thrombocytopenia/thromboembolism is associated with COVID-19 vaccination, or if the incidence of these complications is uniquely higher with the AstraZeneca vaccine. It also remains to be determined if pre-existing thrombocytopenia, as seen in some treated multiple sclerosis patients, increase…

…do not contain live virus and viral mRNA does not enter host cell nuclei (www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/pregnancy.html). The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that COVID-19 vaccines should not be withheld from pregnant or lactating women (www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2020/12/vaccinating-pregnant-and-lactating-patients-against-covid-19). The Academy of…