NACI accused of contributing to confusion, hesitancy over ‘preferred’ vaccines guidance – CTV

May 4, 2021

TORONTO — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is being accused of creating confusion about COVID-19 vaccines after it restated that mRNA vaccines were “preferred” over the viral vector ones.

On Monday, NACI doubled down on its position that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were “preferred” over the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca shots, and that Canadians should weigh the risks before they decide which one to receive.

The viral vector AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson doses have been linked to an extremely rare and potentially life-threatening blood-clotting syndrome called vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VIITT). The risk for developing this syndrome is estimated to be anywhere from one case in 100,000 doses to one case in 250,000.

Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/naci-accused-of-contributing-to-confusion-hesitancy-over-preferred-vaccines-guidance-1.5413074

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