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Covishield Controversy

May 4 , 2024 14 days 147 0
  • Controversy erupted when UK-based pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitted that its Covid vaccine could cause blood clot-related side effects 'in very rare cases'.
  • Its legal document mentioned that, this vaccine could cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) in “very rare cases”.
  • The very same vaccine was manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and was known in India as Covishield.
  • TTS is a rare condition characterized by the formation of blood clots (thrombosis) accompanied by low platelet count (thrombocytopenia).

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