AstraZeneca admitted in court that its vaccines can cause rare blood clotting condition. Should that give its recipients pause?

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  • Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitted in court this week that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause a rare but deadly blood-clotting condition. But experts say the admission only confirms prior knowledge.

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine can cause a rare but deadly blood-clotting condition that has become the focus of a class-action lawsuit. AP Photo by: Frank Hoermann

By Tanner Stening

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitted in court this week that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause a rare but deadly blood-clotting condition that has become the central focus of a class-action lawsuit worth potentially $125 million.

If you received the AstraZeneca vaccine, should you be concerned about TTS? Northeastern Global News spoke to Mansoor Amiji, Northeastern distinguished professor in the departments of pharmaceutical sciences and chemical engineering, to get some perspective on the link between the shot and this rare side effect.

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