Canada's First 'Very Rare' Blood Clot Case Related To A COVISHIELD Vaccine Was Announced

But Health Canada still says the benefits of the vaccine "outweigh the potential risks."
"Rare" Blood Clots Reported For 1st Time In Canada After COVISHIELD AstraZeneca Vaccine
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Canada's first case of "very rare" blood clots following the COVISHIELD AstraZeneca vaccine has been reported.

On April 13, The Public Health Agency of Canada said in an email that it received a report of a Canadian resident who experienced this "adverse event." 

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The person experienced blood clots with low platelets after receiving the COVISHIELD AstraZeneca vaccine and they are now at home recovering.

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, these reports are "very rare." Health Canada, which approves vaccines for use, said the benefits of this vaccine still "outweigh the potential risks."

As of April 2, a total of 5,897,445 doses of authorized vaccines have been administered in Canada with adverse events being reported by 3,089 people; that's about five out of every 10,000 people who are vaccinated. 

Reports of non-serious side effects account for 0.045% of all doses administered and serious ones for 0.007%.

Health Canada has a robust website with all the latest information on the vaccines and can answer any questions you may have. Click here for more information.

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    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.
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