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m_d_hIt isn't approved in the US yet, and now I'm hoping it never is. Wherever in the world you may be, don't get the AstraZeneca shots. In Europe they're now documenting deaths caused by the shots. In something like 1 per 100,000 shots, the recipient develops life-threatening blood clots, and at least a couple dozen people have died from blood clots in their brains.
That one's a No Go.
This side effect wasn't caught in the AstraZeneca clinical trials (which have been fucked up for other reasons) because fewer than 100,000 people were given the shots in the clinical trials.
Some countries in Europe are deciding that for older people, the risk of dying from COVID is worth taking the AZ shot if no other shot is available, but in the US we've got widely available alternatives and everybody who wants a shot will be able to get one by the end of next month.
I bet the US will not approve the AZ vaccine.
That one's a No Go.
This side effect wasn't caught in the AstraZeneca clinical trials (which have been fucked up for other reasons) because fewer than 100,000 people were given the shots in the clinical trials.
Some countries in Europe are deciding that for older people, the risk of dying from COVID is worth taking the AZ shot if no other shot is available, but in the US we've got widely available alternatives and everybody who wants a shot will be able to get one by the end of next month.
I bet the US will not approve the AZ vaccine.