AstraZeneca vaccine: What are my chances of dying from a blood clot? What the data says
The UK’s world-beating vaccination campaign owes in large part to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. The UK manufactured it at home and signed contracts early on with the British-Swedish company to ensure ample doses for its citizens. Despite being integral to the vaccination effort, reports that link the vaccine to the development of blood clots have been a blot on its record.
What are the chances of fatality if I develop a blood clot?
Even if the AstraZeneca vaccine is proven to be the cause of the clots, the rate of death is extremely low.
As the British Heart Foundation reports (BHF), the rate of death is about one in every 400,000 people vaccinated.
“This needs to be balanced with the known risks of coronavirus causing serious illness (with complications that can include blood clots) and death,” notes the BHF.
The health body adds: “The risks of not having the vaccine are much greater than any risks of having it, for you as well as for those around you.”
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