The disclosure was made in a court filing as part of a class action lawsuit brought against the pharmaceutical giant by families of individuals who suffered vaccine injuries as a result of the AstraZeneca injection, which was produced along with Oxford University. As reported by The Telegraph, in a legal document submitted to the High Court of Justice in London, AstraZeneca said that its Covid vaccine “can, in very rare cases cause TTS,” which stands for Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome. The condition causes people to have blood clots and a low platelet count, which can lead to severe bleeding, even from minor injuries. More than 50 cases have been brought before the High Court, with grieving relatives seeking an estimated $125 million in damages. The British government has offered to fund the company’s legal bills. AstraZeneca told the court in the filing that though its vaccine may cause TTS, “the causal mechanism is not known. Further, TTS can also occur in the absence of the AZ vaccine (or any vaccine). Causation in any individual case will be a matter for expert evidence.” However, adverse side effects from the AstraZeneca Covid shot were well-documented in early 2021. In March that year, Norwegian health officials halted vaccination with the AstraZeneca injection after reports of severe adverse reactions and deaths. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health said following a study of the shots, “The results show that there were increased rates of venous blood clots in the brain (cerebral venous thrombosis) in the first 28 days after vaccination.” Last year, the first case against the company was brought by a Jamie Scott, a father of two, who suffered permanent brain damage after developing a blood clot and had bleeding on the brain. He has been unable to work since his diagnosis. Scott’s lawyers state that the AstraZeneca vaccine is “defective” and that claims of its efficiency are “vastly overstated.” “It has taken AstraZeneca a year to formally admit that their vaccine can cause the devastating blood clots, when this fact has been widely accepted by the clinical community since the end of 2021,” Sarah Moore, a partner at law firm Leigh Day, who is bringing the legal claims, told The Telegraph. “In that context, regrettably it seems that AZ, the Government and their lawyers are more keen to play strategic games and run up legal fees than to engage seriously with the devastating impact that their AZ vaccine has had upon our clients’ lives,” she added. AstraZeneca responded with a statement, saying:AstraZeneca has admitted that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare but serious side effect.
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Our sympathy goes out to anyone who has lost loved ones or reported health problems. Patient safety is our highest priority, and regulatory authorities have clear and stringent standards to ensure the safe use of all medicines, including vaccines. From the body of evidence in clinical trials and real-world data, the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine has continuously been shown to have an acceptable safety profile and regulators around the world consistently state that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of extremely rare potential side effects.
