Should You Be Concerned About the Blood Clots from Covishield ?

<div>The Astra Zeneca vaccine, which is known as Covishield, has been deployed against Covid-19 in at least 115 countries for several months now. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>However, the vaccine has now come under the scanner after several European countries and Australia reported rare blood-clotting disorders associated with its administration, which has now resulted in several countries like Denmark, temporarily suspending its use. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>And the Astra Zeneca vaccine is not alone in reporting such types of rare blood clots. The single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which works similar to Astra Zeneca as a viral vector vaccine, has also been paused by the Centre for Disease Control and FDA in the US after six cases of rare blood clot-related disorders were reported. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>The stakes are enormous, especially for a country like India where 90% of the inoculations are done with Covishield, and with the country reporting more than a lakh case every day for the past week, public trust in the vaccine is more important than ever. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>So for today’s episode, we will go through the complications with the Astra Zeneca vaccine, what caused the suspension of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and how significant are these concerns. </div> <div> <br> <strong>Host and Producer: </strong>Himmat Shaligram</div> <div> <strong>Guest: </strong>Dr K Srinath Reddy, President of the Public Health Foundation of India.</div> <div> <strong>Editor:</strong> Shelly Walia</div> <div><br> </div> <div> <strong>Music:</strong> Big Bang Fuzz</div> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>Listen to The Big Story podcast on:</strong></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Apple: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fapple.co%2F2AYdLIl&amp;redir_token=G9sQMbbppKv-LEFD29gDyTmPMzt8MTU3MTM4MDU5NkAxNTcxMjk0MTk2&amp;v=xkpX1V6aUFo&amp;event=video_description">https://apple.co/2AYdLIl</a> </div> <div>Saavn: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http