Midwest Consultant Urges People To Get Covid Vaccine To Help Save Lives

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A Midwest Consultant is strongly encouraging people to avail of the Covid-19 vaccine when offered it, saying it could be the difference between life or death for you or your family members.

The Johnson and Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines have been approved for use in the over-50s off the back of recommendations by NIAC. It follows concerns over a possible link between the jabs and rare blood clots.

Dr Denis O’Keeffe, a Consultant Haematologist at University Hospital Limerick, is one of a number of people specialising in blood clotting in Ireland, who are investigating the causes behind the rare blood clotting event.

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Dr O’Keeffe says he understands how recent confusion may lead to hesitancy, but he’s reassuring that the risk of developing blood clots from Covid-19 is far greater than the risk of developing the complication from a vaccine.