{"id":119163,"date":"2021-04-18T13:03:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T05:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=119163"},"modified":"2021-04-18T13:03:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T05:03:58","slug":"covid-19-canada-has-second-case-of-rare-blood-clots-after-astrazeneca-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=119163","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Canada has second case of rare blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media2.malaymail.com\/uploads\/articles\/2021\/2021-04\/AZ-VACCINE_20210409.jpg\" alt=\"A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. \u2014 Reuters pic\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OTTAWA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Canada reported a second case of rare blood clots with low platelets after immunisation with AstraZeneca&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine in a week, while it said it still recommended the use of the shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The person who experienced the very rare event has been treated and is recovering, Canada&#8217;s health ministry said in a statement, adding that the person lives in the province of Alberta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the evidence available, Canada still maintains that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh the potential risks, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada health authorities &#8220;will continue to monitor the use of all COVID-19 vaccines closely and examine and assess any new safety concerns,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada reported a first blood clotting associated with the vaccine on Tuesday, and a day later, after a review, health authorities said they would not restrict use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A separate advisory council had earlier recommended Canada stop offering the vaccine to people under 55. That panel is in the process of reviewing its advice.Advertisement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada has been ramping up its vaccination campaign, but still has a smaller percentage of its population inoculated than dozens of other countries, including the United States and Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid a spiking third wave of infections, Ontario, Canada&#8217;s most populous province, announced new public health restrictions on Friday, including closing the provinces borders to domestic travelers. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Canada reported a second case of rare blood clots with low platelets after immunisation with AstraZeneca&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine in a week, while it said it still recommended the use of the shot. The person who experienced the very rare event has been treated and is recovering, Canada&#8217;s health ministry said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":119165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119163"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/119165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}