Thrombosis and thrombocytopenia after vaccination against and infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom

Edward Burn; Xintong Li; Antonella Delmestri; Nathan Jones; Talita Duarte-Salles; Carlen Reyes; Eugenia Martinez-Hernandez; Edelmira Marti; Katia M. C. Verhamme; Peter R. Rijnbeek; Victoria Y. Strauss; Daniel Prieto-Alhambra

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34668-w

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Thrombosis and thrombocytopenia after vaccination against and infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom

Edward Burn,
Xintong Li,
Antonella Delmestri,
Nathan Jones,
Talita Duarte-Salles,
Carlen Reyes,
Eugenia Martinez-Hernandez,
Edelmira Marti,
Katia M. C. Verhamme,
Peter R. Rijnbeek,
Victoria Y. Strauss,
Daniel Prieto-Alhambra

Affiliations

Edward Burn: Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol)
Xintong Li: Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM), Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford
Antonella Delmestri: Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM), Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford
Nathan Jones: Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM), Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford
Talita Duarte-Salles: Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol)
Carlen Reyes: Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol)
Eugenia Martinez-Hernandez: Department of Neurology, Hospital Clinic and University of Barcelona
Edelmira Marti: Hemostasis and Thrombosis Unit, Hematology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia
Katia M. C. Verhamme: Department of Medical Informatics, Erasmus University Medical Center
Peter R. Rijnbeek: Department of Medical Informatics, Erasmus University Medical Center
Victoria Y. Strauss: Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM), Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford
Daniel Prieto-Alhambra: Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM), Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34668-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Population-based studies can provide information on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Here the authors report the rates thrombosis and thrombocytopenia after vaccination against and infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom and compare them with the background (expected) rates in the general population.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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