Blood clot

• Quebec reports 3rd case of blood clot linked to AstraZeneca vaccine out of 500,000 doses administered

  There is a much higher risk — up to ten times more likely — of brain blood clots from COVID-19 infection than there is from vaccines against the disease, researchers say.

  Canada

  May 1
• Quebec reports first death due to blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine, experts stress 0.001 % likelihood

  The woman's death is the first in Canada linked to a vaccine, but health officials stress that blood clots following vaccination are extremely rare.

  Canada

  Apr 27
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• Epidemiologist says hospitalizations after vaccines nothing to worry about

  How concerned should we be after hearing three New Brunswickers have been hospitalized after getting a COVID-19 shot? Experts say not very.

  Health

  Apr 14
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• U.K. regulator reports 30 blood clot cases linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

  Concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine prompted some countries including Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands to restrict its use to older people.

  Health

  Apr 3
• Germany, France, Italy latest to suspend AstraZeneca shot over blood clot concerns

  The World Health Organization appealed to countries on Monday, telling them not to pause vaccination campaigns.

  World

  Mar 15
• Woman who died after AstraZeneca shot had ‘highly unusual’ symptoms, officials say

  The woman, who died of a blood clot more than a week after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, had clots in small and large vessels, officials said.

  World

  Mar 15
• Denmark, Norway, Iceland temporarily suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine

  The health minister said it was too early to "conclude whether there is a link" but that they are "acting early."

  Science

  Mar 11
• COVID-19 patient dies after rare 3-hour erection in hospital

  Only one other case of a long-lasting, coronavirus-linked erection has been recorded to date. The erection was not the cause of death, doctors say.

  Trending

  Mar 10
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• Fundraiser aimed at helping West Kelowna girl with spinal injury walk again

  When Julia Grassmick was 17 months old, she suffered a spinal cord injury caused by a blood clot and has been unable to walk unassisted since.

  Health

  Sep 16, 2018
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• Okanagan toddler on her way to proving doctors wrong

  Their daughter Julia, then 17-months old, had a massive blood clot compressing against her spinal cord. The injury left her paralyzed from the waist down.

  Jul 21, 2017