Lawsuits against AstraZeneca
It is noted that in relation to the company in 51 lawsuits were filed in the High Court of London, because the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca together with the University of Oxford caused serious harm to patients, or even led to death.
Rare side effect: thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome
"The vaccine can in very rare cases cause thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS). The reasons for this are unknown," reads a document provided by the company to the court in February, quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to the newspaper, the victims and their relatives are demanding damages, in total we are talking about 125 million dollars.
Death of a nurse in Georgia
As EADaily reported, in Georgia, the doctors of the Akhaltsikhe clinic were found guilty of giving false testimony to the investigation about the death of nurse Megi Bakradze from coronavirus vaccination, the Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia reported.
Megi Bakradze, a 27-year-old nurse from Akhaltsikhe, died on March 19, 2021, immediately after vaccination with AstraZeneca. As Sputnik Georgia reported, two doctors and a nurse were charged for making false statements, they were at large before the verdict.
At least 158 people have been affected by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The UK government program paid compensation in the amount of about 149.8 thousand dollars in each case. The government's medicines regulator has linked 81 deaths in the UK to the vaccine, and more than 100 people have been seriously injured.