Blood clots and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine | who gets them, and how do we treat them?

The Oxford/AstraZeneca jab is one of the handful of vaccines effective in the fight against covid 19. But, it's been linked to rare and potentially lethal blood clots, and GPs and hospitals have seen a surge in patients worried they've got symptoms. In May 2021, a group of UK bodies got together to tackle this; here we summarise their guidance on how to triage, test and treat.
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[@Amal-zg2kd]

My son had vaccine Astra , side affects for 2 weeks he really worried about blood clots, thank you so much God bless you for your advices .

[@hizaminazri1797]

Do everybody with astrazaneca vaccine is in risk having a blooh cloth?

[@nhendrik8918]

Fluid Status assessments and Fluid responsiveness please

[@statmedicine838]

Will put it on the list!