Rare Blood Clot From J&J, Astra Covid Shots Tied to Genetics (1) – Bloomberg Law

Rare but deadly blood clots tied to <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/JNJ%20US%20Equity/BICO","_id":"0000018f-7f01-de3b-adcf-ffa3b69c0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Johnson & Johnson and <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/AZN%20LN%20Equity/FA","_id":"0000018f-7f01-de3b-adcf-ffa3b69d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">AstraZeneca Plcs Covid-19 shots were caused by an autoimmune reaction that some people are predisposed to, researchers found, a discovery that they say will shape development of future vaccines.

Adenovirus-based vaccines, like the J&J and AstraZeneca shots that were later <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"RVS5NBDWRGG0","_id":"0000018f-7f01-de3b-adcf-ffa3b69d0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">pulled from the market, contain a component that, in genetically susceptible people, can trigger the production of unusually structured antibodies against a protein involved in blood clotting, scientists said Wednesday in a letter to the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1217748D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-7f01-de3b-adcf-ffa3b69e0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers plan to identify the culprit and ...

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