Is the Vaccine Blood-Clot Problem Fixed?
German scientists say they may know why certain Covid-19 vaccines are linked to rare but deadly side effects and could fix the problem. Here’s what we know.
No quick vaccine side-effect fix.
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The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford and Johnson & Johnson has been marred by rare but serious blood-clotting side effects that resulted in some deaths. Now, scientists in Germany say they have uncovered the cause of the clotting condition and can fix it. Sam Fazeli, a Bloomberg Opinion contributor who covers the pharmaceutical industry for Bloomberg Intelligence, answers questions about the new findings. The conversation has been edited and condensed.
Can you explain this latest development and how it may further our understanding of these side effects?