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Title Did the UK's Pharmaceutical Regulator Miss Link Between AstraZeneca Jab and Blood Clotting? Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Sputnik News Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/04/21 Description From early January to mid-March, a total of 532 "blood system events", including 20 related deaths, passed through the UK's Yellow Card system. All those cases were registered among those who had taken the UK-Swedish coronavirus jab, according to an analysis of published MHRA data by scientist Dr Hamid Merchant of the University of Huddersfield. Producer/Author Lilia Dergacheva URL https://sputniknews.com/uk/202104181082662231-did-the-uks-pharmaceutical-regulator-miss-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clotting/ Persons Hamid Merchant Title Revealed: Why Britain’s regulator missed the link between the AstraZeneca jab and rare blood clots Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Telegraph Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/04/21 Description The first cases occurred in January and February but their significance was not picked up by the MHRA’s algorithms.
An investigation by The Telegraph has established that signals had been firing unnoticed in the UK’s Yellow Card database for at least a month, perhaps longer.Producer/Author Paul Nuki, Jennifer Rigby URL https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/revealed-britains-regulator-missed-link-astrazeneca-jab-rare/ Persons Hamid Merchant