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AstraZeneca and blood clots...

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Katelyn Jetelina
Mar 17, 2021
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7 people (aged 20-50) in Germany developed severe blood clotting disorders (called thrombosis) after receiving the AZ vaccine. 6 of the 7 people (all young women) had a particularly rare form of thrombosis called sinus vein thrombosis. The 7th person had something very similar. 3 of the 7 people have since died. To date, 1.6 million peopl…

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