Thread by @ArmstrongDrew, What's causing the blood clots? FDA's Peter Marks says this is just [...]

Drew Armstrong

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What& #39;s causing the blood clots? FDA& #39;s Peter Marks says this is just a theory, but that it could be an immune response that occurs very rarely after vaccination, causing activation of blood platelets.

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Woodcock says FDA/CDC have done an extensive review of the reported events and looked at the background rate of these clots.

Marks says these types of clots have a background rate of 2-14 per million people. BUT says there& #39;s a pattern of events similar to Europe events.

Marks: "We have to take the time to make sure we understand this complication."

FDA& #39;s Marks says one reason they& #39;re raising this is because the standard treatment for blood clots -- heparin -- can actually make THIS type of clot worse. So you need to pause + get the word out. Worst case would be people harmed b/c of erroneous treatment.

Keep in mind that w/ the mRNA shots, we saw cases of anaphylaxis. That& #39;s one reason why there& #39;s 15 mins of post-injection monitoring, and health workers are on the look out for those reactions.

Nothing& #39;s free from risk, it& #39;s how you manage it.

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