Vaccines, Covid-19 | Admits side effects of covid vaccine: – Not going to give up

The vaccine manufacturer is currently facing a class action from 51 families in the English Supreme Court, after it is claimed that the manufacturer’s covid vaccine has caused side effects for those vaccinated.

The first lawsuit was filed by Jamie Scott in 2023, who suffered blood clots and bleeding in the brain after taking the vaccine in 2023. AstraZeneca disputes the claims, but has now made another admission in a document sent to the court in February.

There they write that the covid vaccine can lead to thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome , which causes blood clots and platelet deficiency in very rare cases, but that the causal relationship is not yet known. This is written by the British major newspaper The Telegraph.

At the same time, AstraZeneca also writes:

– Furthermore, TTS can also occur without the AstraZeneca vaccine or any vaccine being present. The causal relationship in any individual case will be a matter for an expert, they write.

They also write that they have sympathy for everyone who has lost loved ones or suffered health problems and that patient safety is their highest priority.

Jamie Scott’s wife, Kate Scott, has clear hope in the case.

– I hope their admission means that we will get this sorted out as soon as possible. We need an apology, fair compensation for our family and other families who have been affected. We have the truth on our side, and we are not going to give up, says Scott.

Professor: – Hugely important

Gunnveig Grødeland is professor of immunology at the University of Oslo. She thinks it is good that the information about the vaccines is now known in court.

– It is obviously very important, and you must remember that the vaccines can have side effects. You have to be humble about that, says Grødeland to Nettavisen.

The professor points out that the Norwegian authorities stopped the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine pending more information, when it was suspected that the vaccines could be linked to deaths and serious illness.

– The fact that people in Norway and Denmark communicated that there could be side effects linked to the vaccine, both before and after this, gives confidence for the future. Saying it is hugely important.

Approved or recommended: – Big difference

– Does everyone have to assess the risks associated with taking vaccines?

– No. I would like to point out that FHI in Norway is very conservative and sober when it comes to which vaccines they recommend. All vaccines that are approved in the EU are also approved in Norway, says Grødeland.

But:

– There is a big difference between whether a vaccine is approved and you can choose to take it, or whether it is de facto recommended. If there is a recommendation from FHI, the vaccine is important to take into account serious illness and death.

Grødeland also says that Norwegian vaccine recommendations are “very conservative” compared to other countries such as the USA and England.

– It is because we do not have the same population. Norway has completely different access for the population in terms of health care. We also have a much healthier and healthier population.

– The risk of serious illness is not at all the same in Norway as in the USA, and the USA has a poor welfare system.

At the same time, Grødeland says that countries such as the USA and England use vaccination to prevent people having to stay home from work.

– They use financial justifications for vaccines. It is not a question of the Norwegian authorities thinking they know better than others, but that they relate to their society, she concludes.