A very, very small number of people may react badly to AZ vaccine.
Does it mean it shouldn’t be used? No.
Does it mean scientists shouldn’t try to understand why? No.
Should the public be warned so the very very small number gets medical attention if needed? Yes.
Does it mean it shouldn’t be used? No.
Does it mean scientists shouldn’t try to understand why? No.
Should the public be warned so the very very small number gets medical attention if needed? Yes.
In an ideal world where patents are waived and all countries produce lots of vaccine, and countries work together, we could simply chose what vaccine works best for what segment of the population and organise globally. Not what we are doing. So we’re stuck with risk mitigation.
The risk of catching Covid and things not going well are much higher than vaccine side effect. So getting the vaccine is the thing to do -while being wary of extremely rare potential side effect.
Signs to watch here. Again it’s very, very rare. And not exactly the 1st time a drug has unexpected rare side effects. In the meanwhile monitoring and research continue -which FTR should build trust, not erase it.
https://twitter.com/StillDelvingH/status/1372603528896729091
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