Covid: scientists find possible trigger for AstraZeneca jab blood clots
by PA Media from Science | The Guardian on (#5SK3V)
Experts hope better understanding of rare side effect of vaccine could help turn the tide' on pandemic
Scientists believe they may have found the trigger behind the extremely rare blood clot complications stemming from the Oxford/AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine.
According to a team of researchers from Cardiff and the US, the reaction can be traced to the way the adenovirus used by the vaccine to shuttle the coronavirus's genetic material into cells binds with a specific protein in the blood, known as platelet factor 4 (PF4).
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