US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine by ridethebike on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @12:55PM (#26795292)

I wonder if we randomly select 7 million people (without vaccine) and observe them for couple of months - how many of them will get the blood cloths

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Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine by lsllc on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @01:01PM (#26795382)

According to this BBC News article, it's 4 per 1M:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55302595

Quote:

"The MHRA said about four people in a million would normally be expected to develop this particular kind of blood clot - though the fact they are so rare makes the usual rate hard to estimate."

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Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine by atq2119 on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @01:03PM (#26795419)

That was my first thought as well. However, both vaccines with this issue are viral vector vaccines. Might be coincidence of course, but it gives me pause.

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