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LeftishBrit

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3. Considerably lower risk than getting Covid

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 03:58 PM

Apr 2021

Last edited Fri Apr 9, 2021, 03:18 AM - Edit history (1)

And inactivity is a significant known risk factor for blood clots - which means that long-term lockdown could be much more risky even just in this way than getting a vaccine.

I had my first jab in March, with no worse consequences than feeling a bit tired and oversleeping the next morning.

At the moment, they are planning to give the under-30s the Pfizer or Moderna instead of the AZ, as they are at relatively low risk of Covid, and possibly at higher risk of clots.

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Covid: 30 blood clot cases found in AstraZeneca recipients in the UK [View all] Eugene Apr 2021 OP

plus it is more than likely a fail against the B.1.351 South African variant (only 10.4% effective) Celerity Apr 2021 #1

Since most of us in the UK group will have had at least the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine Emrys Apr 2021 #2

Considerably lower risk than getting Covid LeftishBrit Apr 2021 #3