Here's what we know about J&J's vaccine and rare blood clots

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Two COVID-19 vaccines have now been linked to a risk of developing blood clots. Scientists don't know whether the vaccines are to blame.

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The AstraZeneca vaccine uses an adenovirus derived from chimpanzees, while Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine uses a human adenovirus.“It’s plainly obvious to us already that what we’re seeing with [the Johnson & Johnson] vaccines is very similar to what we’re seeing with the AstraZeneca vaccine,” said Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s chief of drug evaluation.

 

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The lede of this article is incorrect /misleading. What is going on with these patients is not typical ITP. And patients with ITP don’t get it from blood-thinning meds. It’s triggered by viruses or vaccines. My mom has it. Her risk is bleeding to death, not clots.

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