The AstraZeneca vaccine has been linked to blood clots. Hormone-based contraceptives carry a risk of blood clots, and women take them every day. Photo: Getty Images
Blood clots from the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine? What about the contraceptive pill? Doctors explain
- The AstraZeneca vaccine has been linked with rare blood clots, and a number of countries have stopped using it
- Women in Hong Kong and elsewhere are calling physicians and using social media to ask about similar risks from hormonal contraceptives, and other vaccine issues
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The AstraZeneca vaccine has been linked to blood clots. Hormone-based contraceptives carry a risk of blood clots, and women take them every day. Photo: Getty Images