What is ‘CSVT’? The extremely rare blood clot which affected five Brits vaccinated with Oxford’s jab

Britain’s medical regulator today revealed that a handful people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab developed a rare type of blood clot in the brain. The MHRA said five out of 11million Britons given the injection went on to develop cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT). The cases were all men aged between 19 and 59 and … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Five blood clot cases after vaccines don’t prove a link

There is still no evidence that the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine causes blood clots and only five people in Britain have developed them out of 11million, health chiefs say.    The MHRA drug regulator today revealed that a handful of the same blood clots causing chaos in Europe have been seen in the UK and one man … Read more

Boris Johnson gives his backing for the Oxford Covid vaccine amid blood clot fears in EU nations 

Boris Johnson gives his backing for the Oxford Covid vaccine amid blood clot fears in EU nations The European Medicines Agency said it had received reports of 22 cases of blood clotting among the three million vaccinated with the jab on the Continent Denmark, Norway and Iceland have said they will temporarily halt the rollout … Read more

Alastair Campbell apologises for sharing blood clot story about AstraZeneca vaccine

Alastair Campbell has apologised for ‘helping the anti-vaxxer cause’ after sharing a Danish story that suggested the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab can cause blood clots. The former Downing Street spin doctor shared the story on Twitter on Thursday morning to his 650,000 followers and also accused the government of hubris. ‘Not fully fluent in Danish, but this … Read more

Halifax woman, 29, dies of a blood clot just hours after giving birth

An aspiring midwife who ‘just wanted to be a mother’ died hours after giving birth, her heartbroken family have revealed. Chelsea Pearce, 29, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, died on November 27 after suffering a fatal blood clot following the birth of her son, Roman. Ms Pearce, who worked as a health visitor, was described as … Read more

Chrissy Teigen tweets her relief at hearing her baby’s heartbeat after discovering ‘huge clot’

Chrissy Teigen had a ‘really scary’ morning on Tuesday as she described the terrifying moment she thought she’d lost her baby. The 34-year-old model, pregnant with her third child, has been keeping fans updated on her high-risk pregnancy as she remains on bed rest in hospital. In an early morning tweet, Chrissy expressed her relief … Read more