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Thrombosis post-mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (BNT162b2) – Time to think beyond thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS)

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submitted on 2023-12-06, 09:48 and posted on 2023-12-06, 13:03 authored by Zohaib Yousaf, Fateen Ata, Riyadh Ali Mohammed Hammamy

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global socioeconomic and healthcare infrastructure. Vaccines have been the cornerstone in limiting the global spread of the pandemic. However, the mass scale vaccination has resulted in some unanticipated adverse events. Arguably the most serious of these has been the development of widespread thrombosis with viral-vectored vaccines. We present a case of extensive thrombosis associated with the messenger RNA (m-RNA) vaccine.

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Published in: Thrombosis Update
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tru.2022.100104

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Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.

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Language

  • English

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Year

  • 2022

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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Institution affiliated with

  • Hamad Medical Corporation
  • Hamad General Hospital - HMC
  • Al Khor Hospital - HMC