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ArticleScientific reports2022

Risk of thrombocytopenic, haemorrhagic and thromboembolic disorders following COVID-19 vaccination and positive test: a self-controlled case series analysis in Wales.

Fatemeh Torabi, Stuart Bedston, Emily Lowthian, Ashley Akbari, Rhiannon K Owen, Declan T Bradley, Utkarsh Agrawal, Peter Collins, Richard Fry, Lucy J Griffiths and 20 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

30 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Fatemeh TorabiPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK. fatemeh.torabi@swansea.ac.uk.
Stuart BedstonPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Emily LowthianPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Ashley AkbariPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Rhiannon K OwenPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Declan T BradleyCentre for Public Health, School of Medicine Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Utkarsh AgrawalSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
Peter CollinsInstitute of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Richard FryPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Lucy J GriffithsPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Jillian BeggsPPI, HDR UK BREATHE Hub, Edinburgh, UK.
Gareth DaviesPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Joe HollinghurstPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Jane LyonsPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Hoda AbbasizanjaniPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Simon CottrellVaccine Preventable Disease Programme, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Malorie PerryVaccine Preventable Disease Programme, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Richard RobertsVaccine Preventable Disease Programme, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Amaya Azcoaga-LorenzoSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
Adeniyi Francis FagbamigbeSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
Ting ShiUsher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ruby S M TsangNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Chris RobertsonDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Strathclyde University, Glasgow and Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, UK.
F D Richard HobbsNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Simon de LusignanNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Colin McCowanSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
Michael GravenorPopulation Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Colin R SimpsonUsher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Aziz Sheikh *HDR UK BREATHE Hub, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ronan A Lyons *Population Data Science, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Swansea University · GBUniversity of St Andrews · GBPublic Health Wales · GBUniversity of Oxford · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBCardiff University · GBHealth Data Research UK · GBQueen's University Belfast · GBUniversity of Strathclyde · GBVictoria University of Wellington · NZ

Funding

British Heart FoundationChief Scientist Office Research funding paid to research institutionDepartment of Health Research funding paid to research institutionMedical Research Council MC_PC_20058Medical Research Council MR/V028367/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a need for better understanding of the risk of thrombocytopenic, haemorrhagic, thromboembolic disorders following first, second and booster vaccination doses and testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. Self-controlled cases series analysis of 2.1 million linked patient records in Wales between 7th December 2020 and 31st December 2021. Outcomes were the first diagnosis of thrombocytopenic, haemorrhagic and thromboembolic events in primary or secondary care datasets, exposure was defined as 0-28 days post-vaccination or a positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test for SARS-CoV-2. 36,136 individuals experienced either a thrombocytopenic, haemorrhagic or thromboembolic event during the study period. Relative to baseline, our observations show greater risk of outcomes in the periods post-first dose of BNT162b2 for haemorrhagic (IRR 1.47, 95%CI: 1.04-2.08) and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (IRR 2.80, 95%CI: 1.21-6.49) events; post-second dose of ChAdOx1 for arterial thrombosis (IRR 1.14, 95%CI: 1.01-1.29); post-booster greater risk of venous thromboembolic (VTE) (IRR-Moderna 3.62, 95%CI: 0.99-13.17) (IRR-BNT162b2 1.39, 95%CI: 1.04-1.87) and arterial thrombosis (IRR-Moderna 3.14, 95%CI: 1.14-8.64) (IRR-BNT162b2 1.34, 95%CI: 1.15-1.58). Similarly, post SARS-CoV-2 infection the risk was increased for haemorrhagic (IRR 1.49, 95%CI: 1.15-1.92), VTE (IRR 5.63, 95%CI: 4.91, 6.4), arterial thrombosis (IRR 2.46, 95%CI: 2.22-2.71). We found that there was a measurable risk of thrombocytopenic, haemorrhagic, thromboembolic events after COVID-19 vaccination and infection.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesThrombocytopeniaVenous ThromboembolismBNT162 VaccineHemorrhageHumansSARS-CoV-2VaccinationWalesBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 Vaccines

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PMID36180455
PMCPMC9524320
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