There’s a lot of anxiety about the AstraZeneca vaccine thanks to recent reports of incomplete data, as well as reports on blood clot risks. Let’s take a look at both issues in context, understanding the efficacy data before and after numbers were updated, and understanding blood clot risk in relation to other common situations where blood clots are a potential concern. Sources: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-019-1397-3 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/192860?casa_token=wnGMu7HacLAAAAAA:T7DFlHgt_05O1wL2bK-oTdaffFbIENqiRrDSOHkcKdEq-XWBO4zWo5ohfDyJK_UqW0E1LPLhtg https://journals.sagepub.com/na101/home/literatum/publisher/sage/journals/content/whea/2011/whea_7_3/whe.11.19/20160912/images/large/10.2217_whe.11.19-table1.jpeg https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1747493020972922 https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-ema-finds-possible-link-very-rare-cases-unusual-blood-clots-low-blood https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/astrazeneca-oxford-vaccine-concerns/2021/03/23/2f931d34-8bc3-11eb-a33e-da28941cb9ac_story.html https://www.statnews.com/2021/03/24/pushing-back-against-u-s-health-officials-astrazeneca-says-new-analysis-confirms-efficacy-of-its-covid-19-vaccine/ https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/07/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-linked-to-blood-clots/?utm_campaign=pharmalittle&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=120281277&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Rfw1VwaBworh4UpbsG-bYtDu8q_jzszYEbz0qRrY07jcu-dhnc4MtdJNgM4-MYvB7NQukQngtMPE6Ii-6hbdnE03c5Q&utm_content=120281277&utm_source=hs_email Related HCT episodes: History of Vaccines Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkfBg8ML-gImWWzdv3zO1_5wCRReliEQt Dark Chocolate is Not a Superfood: https://youtu.be/W-iER-FrFnI Be sure to check out our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkfBg8ML-gInFaYyYhKLBp2u7h5IojTw4 Other Healthcare Triage Links: 1. Support the channel on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr 2. Check out our Facebook page: http://