Re:Clear link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clo...
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @11:53AM
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> unclear what level of side effects or potentially deaths would have to be in order for the product to be removed from the market
I'm not familiar with EMA procedure. But with the FDA, it's clear. Entire rule books about the risk ratios clear. Billions of dollars spent on tuning those risk ratios to every demographic clear.
44 reported out of 9.2 million. As many as Germany has Covid cases every 9 minutes [0]. Nearly half of Britain has received at least one shot [1], compared to the EU, which has struggled to get to a double-digit rate [2].
This is a low-frequency alleged side effect that should be investigated. But the matter's narrow impact, ambiguity and timing, right after the EU's inability to procure and distribute vaccines came to light, is convenient.
I'm not familiar with EMA procedure. But with the FDA, it's clear. Entire rule books about the risk ratios clear. Billions of dollars spent on tuning those risk ratios to every demographic clear.
44 reported out of 9.2 million. As many as Germany has Covid cases every 9 minutes [0]. Nearly half of Britain has received at least one shot [1], compared to the EU, which has struggled to get to a double-digit rate [2].
This is a low-frequency alleged side effect that should be investigated. But the matter's narrow impact, ambiguity and timing, right after the EU's inability to procure and distribute vaccines came to light, is convenient.
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/europe/german... 44 / [6,855 cases on 5 April / (24 hours * 60 minutes per hour)]
[1] https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations
[2] https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/EU-VACCINES/...