Research from Thrombosis Canada states that you're more likely to get blood clots from birth control pills than the AstraZeneca vaccine.
OXFORD/ST. THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reminding the public you are more likely to get blood clots from birth control pills than Astra-Zeneca.
They recently shared some research from Thrombosis Canada. It shows the risk of getting blood clots from AstraZeneca is 4 in 1 million which is 0.0004%. The risk of getting blood clots from birth control pills is 900 in 1 million or 0.09%.
The risk for the average Canadian is 1,290 in 1 million or 0.13% and the risk of being hospitalized from COVID-19 is 147,000 in 1 million or 14.7%.
You can read more about blood clot risk online here.
We are sharing this informative post from Thrombosis Canada. If you have concerns about your own risk of blood clots from COVID-19 or from getting a vaccine, speak with your doctor.
Posted by Southwestern Public Health onĀ Thursday, April 22, 2021
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