It has emerged that three deaths in Scotland have been linked to adverse effects from Covid-19 vaccines. Officials have described the deaths as “extremely rare”. National Records of Scotland have said that the effects of COVID-19 vaccines have been recorded as the “underlying cause” in each of the three deaths.
Professor Linda Bauld from the University of Edinburgh has said that adverse effects from any vaccine were extremely unusual. Professor Bauld has said: “The vast, vast majority of side effects from the Covid vaccines are very mild. You do have severe cases, but only very rarely. We have been aware of the rare blood clots that we think are linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine… but it’s not always possible to say the vaccine caused it. There may be other contributory factors”.
The spokesperson for the Scottish government has said: “All medicines, including vaccinations, can have side effects but serious adverse events and deaths are very rare with Covid vaccines. Over three million first doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in Scotland, and only a very small number of people are thought to have died. However, our thoughts and sympathies are always with those few affected, and their families”.
Pete Whitehouse who is the director of statistical services at National Records of Scotland has said: “Last week there were no registered Covid-19 deaths in 29 of Scotland’s 32 council areas. Across Scotland, six Covid-19 deaths were registered which is the lowest number since early September last year”.
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