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This on the news that the Astra Zeneca covid vaccine is being pulled due to Thrombosis deaths, i.e. blood clots.

I'm pro-vaccine and I'm waiting a long time before I try a new one. Let other people be the test subjects. I skip new to market pharmaceuticals for the same reason.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/07/astrazeneca-with...

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From the article you linked:

> AstraZeneca said the vaccine was being removed from markets for commercial reasons. It said the vaccine was no longer being manufactured or supplied, having been superseded by updated vaccines that tackle new variants.

The article you linked said there are about 100 "suspected" fatalities out of multiple millions of people who got the their vaccine.

They're pulling it because of the Thrombosis deaths. This is just PR cope from AZ. If that were the real reason they'd quietly discontinue manufacture.

Steve Albini, amazing producer, died at 61 of a heart attack. He was a vocal supporter of the covid jabs on Twitter/X. Was pretty critical of people who questioned it. He was a healthy, active, man.

"Yes, thrombosis can cause a heart attack. Thrombosis is a serious condition where blood clots form in blood vessels or the heart, blocking blood flow. If a blood clot blocks an artery leading to part of the heart muscle, it can cause a heart attack."

> If that were the real reason they'd quietly discontinue manufacture.

> the vaccine was no longer being manufactured or supplied

Is the key word "quietly"?

Talk about cope

iirc the Astra Zeneca COVID vaccines were less effective than the others because they used an older and more established method which is also widely used in flu vaccines, and also used in the COVID vaccines made in China/Russia. I would assume the issue is in Astra Zeneca's manufacturing process. My friend who follows virology closely also avoids that brand now.

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