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A group of German researchers from the Greifswald University has cleared up the rare Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine-related thrombosis disorder. They have called it VIPIT and it occurs in one person in every 300,000 vaccinated against Covid-19.
The Dr. Ramón Lecumberri He is a hematologist, an expert in thrombosis and a member of the Board of the Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH). Has conducted an interview with Europa Press talking about thrombosis and the vaccine AstraZeneca. He has ensured that all those who have received the vaccine, or are going to do so, should be calm and flee from alarmism.
Dr. Lecumberri, from the SEHH, has assured that we must be calm and avoid alarmism with thrombosis related to the AstraZeneca vaccine
“This adverse effect that seems to be related to the vaccine is very rare“, has said. “Several medical societies have designed a series of algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of the condition in case the person develops it.“, Has affirmed. For him, this series of algorithms will allow earlier and more effective treatment.
What is VIPIT?
Specifically, the disorder has been called Vaccine-induced immune prothrombotic thrombocytopenia syndrome (VIPIT). Dr. Lecumberri has explained that the AstraZeneca vaccine would induce this rare immune reaction whereby antibodies are raised against platelets. This will be known as factor plaquetar 4. On the other hand, he assures that it occurs in infrequent locations, in the abdominal veins and in the cerebral venous sinuses. He points out that it is a picture very similar to what happens with patients who receive heparin.
VIPIT is an adverse effect that seems to be related to the vaccine, it is very infrequent and it already has diagnostic algorithms.
Early diagnostic
Thanks to the work of these German researchers, Lecumberri affirms that an early diagnosis is already possible. In fact, timely treatment can be applied early and further complications avoided. “The warning signs to be aware of are from the third day and the second week after the administration of the vaccine. If an intense headache appears that does not subside with antipyretics, which even prevents night rest and increases with exercise or lying down, which can be accompanied by nausea and even neurological disorders“, He details. Also, it can cause severe abdominal pain.
Recommendation to continue vaccination with AstraZeneca
As an expert in thrombosis, he considers that, in principle, the risk of the coronavirus vaccine is much lower than that of the virus. Regarding the AstraZeneca vaccine, note that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine exceed the risks in any age group.
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