Scientist Discovers What May Cause COVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Blood Clots

Scientist Discovers What May Cause COVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Blood Clots
An AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at the local vaccination center as the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues in Hagen, Germany, on March 19, 2021. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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A German team of researchers this week said they may have discovered what causes rare blood clots in some COVID-19 vaccine recipients.

Rolf Marschalek, a professor at Goethe University in Frankfurt who has been involved in studies looking into the rare clotting condition caused by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, said his researcher showed the issue may be triggered due to adenovirus vectors.

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