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COVID-19 vector-based vaccine causing thrombosis

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Pages 9568-9570 | Received 25 Apr 2021, Accepted 01 May 2021, Published online: 17 May 2021
 

Abstract

The number of people affected by COVID-19 is staggering and countries are rushing and competing to vaccinate their populations. However, there has been a concern about the association between COVID-19 vector-based vaccines and thrombosis. The proposed mechanism by which a COVID-19 vector-based vaccine can cause thrombosis is called vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). This commentary will provide an easy sketch of VITT as well as presentation of thrombosis after COVID-19 vaccines and proposed treatment.

Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma

Acknowledgment

Special appreciation for architect Riad Younes for developing the figures.

Disclosure statement

The authors have no potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose.

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Funding

Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.

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