For the first time since the COVID-19 vaccination was released, AstraZeneca has stated that the medication can induce a rare side effect. In legal filings given to the United Kingdom High Court, the pharmaceutical company acknowledged that its COVID-19 vaccination “can, in very rare cases, cause TTS.”
TTS stands for Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, which can result in blood clots and a low platelet count.
According to the Telegraph, the disclosure could lead to a multimillion-pound court settlement.
AstraZeneca is facing class action lawsuits alleging that its COVID-19 vaccine caused serious harm or death in dozens of cases
AstraZeneca is facing class action lawsuits alleging that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed in collaboration with Oxford, caused serious harm or death in dozens of cases.
Jamie Scott, a 44-year-old father of two, filed the first complaint against the firm after receiving the vaccine. Scott complained of weariness ten days after the jab and began vomiting shortly after. Soon after, his speech became hindered, and he was rushed to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with probable Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis (VITT).
He survived the incident but with a serious brain impairment.
Along with Scott, 51 claims have been filed against the company, with victims and mourning relatives demanding damages of up to £100 million ($125.36 million).
However, in a letter of response filed in May last year, lawyers representing the pharmaceutical company argued that “we do not accept that TTS is caused by the vaccine at a generic level.”
However, in the paper presented in February of this year, AstraZeneca stated, “It is admitted that the AZ vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause TTS.” “The causal mechanism is unknown.”
“Further, TTS can also occur in the absence of the AZ vaccine (or any vaccine). Causation in any individual case will be a matter for expert evidence.”
However, lawyers for the victims claim that the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is “defective” and that its efficacy has been “vastly overstated”. AstraZeneca has categorically disputed these assertions.
Jamie Scott’s wife told The Telegraph, “The medical world has acknowledged for a long time that VITT was caused by the vaccine. It’s only AstraZeneca who have questioned whether Jamie’s condition was caused by the jab.”
She said while it has “taken three years for this admission to come…it is progress.”
“But we would like to see more from them and the government. It’s time for things to move more quickly,” she added.
“I hope their admission means we will be able to sort this out sooner rather than later. We need an apology and fair compensation for our family and other families who have been affected. We have the truth on our side, and we are not going to give up.”