The Dutch government, like the German government, has stopped the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under the age of 60, due to side effects of thrombosis. “This is shocking,” says Frits Rosendaal, professor of clinical epidemiology and thrombosis specialist, in the Volkskrant.
He explains how small the risk of thrombosis after vaccination is. “Let’s start from the Dutch figures, with a risk of a suspicious clinical picture of about one in 100 thousand injections. One third of them die, the chance of death is one in 300 thousand. That risk is comparable to the chance of a fatal accident if you cycle 220 kilometers or drive to Madrid by car. Still we get on the bike. ”
You scare people to death, say the experts. “Only when the EMA says something is going on, do you have to take measures,” says Rosendaal. “If the signal goes green on Wednesday, how can doctors explain that the vaccine is still safe?” says vascular physician and professor Pieter Willem Kamphuisen.
Rosendaal is part of an e-mail group with a hundred European experts in the field of thrombosis. No one thinks it is wise to stop injecting. “Quitting is so shortsighted that it becomes dangerous,” says professor Hugo ten Cate. “I don’t expect such a decision from the government.”
Bron (nen): De Volkskrant
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