Interesting, and very concerning if it's true. I was given my first shot of the AZ vaccine on Monday afternoon, so I was aware of the reports of blood clots at the time although only in outline. I just don't understand how come the same reaction hasn't been seen in the millions of people vaccinated with AZ outside Norway (edit - it has been, thanks for the info, none of the articles I've come across properly explained this).
Regardless I don't regret going ahead and getting the jab even for a second. Even if this turns out to be perfectly accurate, it seems to me the risk from the virus is dramatically greater. In fact while I don't want to trivialise what happened to these people, it's awful, I think the biggest concern for me is the millions of people who are not getting vaccinated or have delayed vaccinations due to these concerns, the thousands of them that will end up contracting Covid-19, and the hundreds of them that will end up dead.
This is a real-life example of the runaway railcar switch dilemma. The train car is heading towards a crowd of millions of people and will plough through the middle of them killing many hundreds, or you can throw the switch and divert the railcar so it hits a handful of people prone to the blood clot reaction. A horrible situation to be in. Oh well, I made the choice for myself which group I want to join*.
* Yes, a terrible analogy, but it's the best I could come up with during my lunch break.
Regardless I don't regret going ahead and getting the jab even for a second. Even if this turns out to be perfectly accurate, it seems to me the risk from the virus is dramatically greater. In fact while I don't want to trivialise what happened to these people, it's awful, I think the biggest concern for me is the millions of people who are not getting vaccinated or have delayed vaccinations due to these concerns, the thousands of them that will end up contracting Covid-19, and the hundreds of them that will end up dead.
This is a real-life example of the runaway railcar switch dilemma. The train car is heading towards a crowd of millions of people and will plough through the middle of them killing many hundreds, or you can throw the switch and divert the railcar so it hits a handful of people prone to the blood clot reaction. A horrible situation to be in. Oh well, I made the choice for myself which group I want to join*.
* Yes, a terrible analogy, but it's the best I could come up with during my lunch break.