Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine–Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia

Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine–Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
Mayte Sánchez van Kammen, MD1; Diana Aguiar de Sousa, MD, PhD2; Sven Poli, MD, MSc3,4; et alCharlotte Cordonnier, MD, PhD5; Mirjam R. Heldner, MD, MSc6; Anita van de Munckhof, MD1; Katarzyna Krzywicka, MD, MPhil1; Thijs van Haaps, BSc7; Alfonso Ciccone, MD, PhD8; Saskia Middeldorp, MD, PhD9; Marcel M. Levi, MD, PhD10; Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, MD11; Suzanne Silvis, MD, PhD12; Sini Hiltunen, MD, PhD13; Maryam Mansour, MD14; Antonio Arauz, MD, PhD15; Miguel A. … Read the rest

Double Vaccinated’ Emmy Award Winner Dies of Covid at Age 53

Double Vaccinated’ Emmy Award Winner Dies of Covid at Age 53
by Kyle Becker Emmy award-winning hair and makeup artist Marc Pilcher, who was recently honored for his work on the series ‘Bridgerton,” has tragically died of Covid at the relatively young age of 53, despite being ‘double vaccinated.’ Pilcher, who died on Sunday, “had tested negative on several COVID-19 tests in order to make the trip to the ceremony,” the NY Post reported.… Read the rest

J&J Vaccine Possibly Linked to Two More Serious Health Conditions, EU Regulator Finds

J&J Vaccine Possibly Linked to Two More Serious Health Conditions, EU Regulator Finds
by RTM Staff  October 2, 2021 The European Union’s drug regulator on Oct. 1 recommended updating the label for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine with warnings for two more serious health conditions likely linked with the vaccine. The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) concluded that the use of the J&J vaccine is possibly linked with vein clotting and an immune condition that causes the immune system to attack blood platelets.… Read the rest

Vaccine Antibodies Decline 7 Months After Second Pfizer Shot: US Study

Vaccine Antibodies Decline 7 Months After Second Pfizer Shot: US Study
BY TAMMY HUNG October 3, 2021 Antibody levels generated by two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can undergo up to a 10-fold decrease seven months following the second vaccination, research suggests. The drop in antibody levels will compromise the body’s ability to defend itself against COVID-19 if the individual becomes infected. In a recent BioRxiv study published ahead of peer-review, many recipients of the vaccine displayed substantial waning of antibodies to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, or SARS-CoV-2, and its variants including Delta, Beta, and Mu.… Read the rest