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Three young people have suffered strokes and one has died soon after receiving the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, prompting a call for doctors to be vigilant.
Two women in their 30s and a man in his 40s suffered clots in their large arteries, leading to ischaemic stroke, but experts have stressed the chances were still extremely small.
A team of experts from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at University College London (UCL) Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and other medical organisations said the NHS must look out for patients with ischaemic stroke within about one month of vaccination.
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UK Covid vaccines: Doctors urged to look for signs of stroke after Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccination
Experts have also emphasised that the number of people who experience blood clots from VITT after a Covid-19 vaccine is extremely low
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