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> COVID is known to activate inflammatory responses in the body and make blood thicker and stickier

The mechanism that causes this is the spike protein (this is well studied now), and applies - perhaps not equally - to COVID infection and COVID immunization

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But I assume only during the time of infection/immunization and not afterwards, as the blood should return to its usual "thin" state.

Presumably. Are there any studies that show for how long the spike protein is in the blood after infection or immunization?

Yes, the manufacturer's own biodistribution studies showed that it was detectable in the spleen, kidneys, ovaries, testicles, and bone marrow etc until at least 48h after. At the end of the study, some markers were still increasing but they didn't bother to find out when it peaked and declined.

Note that this is in complete opposition to the original claims during the vaccine campaign that the vaccine stayed local in the arm.

https://youtu.be/fVNFFtmb9gA

48 hours is well within the immunization period. We are talking about whether blood is still thicker weeks or months afterwards.

Wow. How is this not in the news?

Exactly!

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