[Info-vax] [Totally OT] Covid-19 vaccine situation

[Andy Burns]

Simon Clubley wrote:

> I had my first AZ dose a couple of weeks ago and was very happy
> to have it at the time because the benefits dramatically outweigh the
> risks.

At the time that I was driving to the vaccination centre the first news 
of the EU countries halting the AZ vaccine was on the radio, did I even 
think twice about continuing?  No.

I think they're taking the precautionary principle too far on this, 
disregarding the harm that halting will cause, sounds like Netherlands 
has halted due to Germany halting, not due to any actual cases in the 
Netherlands.

Things I've read (and probably don't understand very well) say that 
taking oral contraceptives increases the risk of cerebral venous sinus 
thrombosis by 7.5x, but you'd think they would be looking for levels 
above the background rate, not for levels above zero?