Covid Vaccine can potentially cause rare side effect TTS: AstraZeneca’s confession sparks public concern

April 30, 2024

New Delhi: In a public concerning development, British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, which manufactured drugs for covid-19 has admitted for the first time that its Covid-19 vaccine can cause serious side effects. During a proceeding in the UK High Court,  AstraZeneca admitted that the Covid-19 vaccine may cause rare side effects such as thrombocytopenia syndrome abbreviated as TTS.

The admission of the Pharmaceutical company came as it submitted legal documents in the United Kingdom High Court. AstraZeneca accepted the allegations of side effects of the vaccine before the UK High Court in February this year.

AstraZeneca accepted the allegations of side effects of the vaccine before the UK High Court in February this year. But the company also presented its arguments in favor of the vaccine. Let us tell you that the company sells this vaccine worldwide under the names Covishield and Vaxjaveria.

AstraZeneca Facing Lawsuit in UK Court
After several complaints filed by many families in the UK about covishield causing devastating effects on the body. The company’s acknowledgment highlights the possible risks connected to vaccination and is a turning point in the current legal dispute.

The lawsuit was filed by Jamie Scott, who suffered a permanent brain injury allegedly after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine in April 2021.

What is Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS)?

Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) is a rare side effect resulting blood clots. Due to thrombocytopenia syndrome, blood clots start forming in the body or platelets start falling rapidly in the body. Due to blood clot in the body, the chances of brain stroke or cardiac arrest increases.

“We do see side effects but protection from vaccines is extremely higher”: Medical expert. Medical expert Dr MV Padma Srivastava said that there are rare cases of side effects from vaccines adding that the occurring percentage of the side effects is “very low.”

Dr MV Padma Srivastava is currently a Chairperson of Neurology at Paras Hospitals, Gurugram and a Former HOD, of the Department of Neurology, AIIMS who worked proactively during the time of COVID19.
“We do see but the percentage is small, compared to the large percentage they actually help in preventing the most major illness,” she said.

The UK media reports, AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company said that Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria “can, in very rare cases, cause Thromboses Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS).”

Whenever there are vaccines that are rolled out for protection against a major health problem there will always be a spinoff of certain consequences. So in this case, I believe that in rare situations, the vaccines have caused this TTS.”