AstraZeneca Admits That its Covid Vaccine Can Cause Blood Clotting Side Effect
During a court proceeding related to a class action lawsuit, the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca admitted that its Covid vaccine could cause a deadly side effect from blood clotting.
The exceedingly rare reaction is at the heart of a multi million-pound class action by dozens of families who allege they, or their loved ones, were maimed or killed by the pharmaceutical titan’s ‘defective’ vaccine.Lawyers representing the claimants believe some of the cases could be worth up to £20m in compensation.Cambridge-based AstraZeneca, which is contesting the claims, acknowledged in a legal document submitted to the High Court in February that its vaccine ‘can, in very rare cases, cause TTS’.TTS is short for thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome – a medical condition where a person suffers blood clots along with a low platelet count. Platelets typically help the blood to clot.
The lawsuit is focused on the side effects of the vaccine and the consequences of those adverse impacts, which caused death and serious injury in over 50 cases.
Lawyers argue the vaccine produced a side effect which has had a devastating effect on a small number of families.The first case was lodged last year by Jamie Scott, a father of two, who was left with a permanent brain injury after developing a blood clot and a bleed on the brain that has prevented him from working after he received the vaccine in April 2021. The hospital called his wife three times to tell her that her husband was going to die.AstraZeneca is contesting the claims but has accepted, in a legal document submitted to the High Court in February, that its Covid vaccine “can, in very rare cases, cause TTS”….Fifty-one cases have been lodged in the High Court, with victims and grieving relatives seeking damages estimated to be worth up to £100 million.
The legal battle is being fought in British courts. Due to a bargain, AstraZeneca struck with the UK government at the height of the panicked pandemic response, taxpayers will be on the hook for any payouts resulting from the claims.
One of the claimants who filed suit is Jamie Scott, an IT engineer and father of two left with a permanent brain injury resulting from a blood clot after he received the vaccine in April 2021.His wife, Kate, told the outlet she’s hopeful the company’s admission will accelerate the outcome of their case.“We need an apology, fair compensation for our family and other families who have been affected. We have the truth on our side, and we are not going to give up.”In a statement, AstraZeneca expressed sympathy for anyone who was allegedly harmed by the vaccine, but defended it as a net positive and pointed out that complications are exceedingly rare.
This is another case of yesterday’s conspiracy theories becoming today’s headlines.
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