Germany, after AZ vaccine, cerebrothrombosis increases to 13… “Female from 20 to 63 years old”

In Germany, the number of cases of cerebral blood clots after being vaccinated against AstraZeneca (AZ)’s novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) has increased to 13.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to hold a meeting of the federal government and 16 prime ministers on the 19th to discuss whether to resume AZ vaccine vaccination.

According to the German Ministry of Health on the 18th (local time), the number of cases of cerebral blood clots after receiving the AZ vaccine increased to 13 on that day. Three of them have died, according to the Paulerrich Institute (PEI), a German vaccine-approving agency.

Of the 13 cases, 12 were women and one was male, and their age range was between 20 and 63, according to German health authorities.

When Germany decided to temporarily stop AZ vaccine vaccination as a preventive measure on the 15th, the number of cases from seven at the time had nearly doubled in three days.

In Germany, a total of 1.6 million people were vaccinated with the AZ vaccine, and the incidence of these cerebral blood clots was above the average, the German media pointed out. Usually, on average, it is normal for one person to appear.

In the meantime, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) maintained the vaccination recommendations for the AZ vaccine, although the relationship between the very rare types of blood clots and AZ vaccine vaccination could not be clearly ruled out.

“This is a safe and effective vaccine,” said EMA Commissioner Emma Cook at a press conference that day. “We need to use these vaccines.”

In this regard, Prime Minister Merkel will hold a meeting with the federal government and 16 state prime ministers on the 19th to discuss how to get AZ vaccination after EMA’s recommendation.

Previously, German Health Minister Jens Schfan temporarily suspended AZ vaccination in Germany on the basis of PEI’s recommendation that seven cases of cerebral thrombosis occurred after AZ vaccine vaccination on the 15th.

According to PEI, 6 out of 7 women were between the ages of 20-50 and had symptoms of sinus venous thrombosis. The other male was a case of cerebral hemorrhage while lacking platelets, which was in contrast to the previous female case, the researchers said.

PEI said, “All of these cases occurred 4 to 16 days after vaccination. All 7 people complained that they were not feeling well and their headaches got worse after several days after vaccination.” “If you are not feeling well after work and your headache persists, you should seek medical attention immediately.”

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