A small number of serious blood clotting events in Irish people who received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine have been reported by the State’s medicines regulator in its latest safety update. The AstraZeneca vaccine accounts for slightly more than half of the reports made to the HPRA so far, but only 28 per cent of vaccine doses administered in Ireland. The HPRA said eight reports of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, have been received from people who were administered the Pfizer vaccine. Less than five anaphylaxis reports were received from people who had received the AstraZeneca or Janssen vaccines. “The types of events reported mainly include fatalities often seen in the general population, such as those due to natural causes, progression of underlying disease.

Source: The Irish Times May 20, 2021 19:18 UTC