No evidence to support claim mRNA vaccines cause clots August 10, 2021
The Statement A video posted on Facebook claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines inevitably cause blood clots.The July 15 post says “blood clots are a silent killer” and includes a video of Canadian doctor Charles Hoffe, who claims mRNA vaccines cause blood vessels to be lined with COVID-19 spike proteins resulting in blood clots in the majority of vaccine recipients.
At the time of writing, the post had been shared more than 1,400 times. It was posted by the Cameron Sar Fan Page account, which is primarily managed from Australia and has more than 95,000 followers. Mr Sar claims to be president of the Cambodian Broadcasting Network Inc, which is an Australia-based YouTube channel.
Australia’s Department of Health says there is an established link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots, affecting about four to six people out of every million vaccinated. It recommends people aged under 60 receive the Pfizer vaccine instead due to the higher likelihood of the condition occurring in younger recipients. The Verdict Multiple studies have found no causal link between mRNA vaccines and blood clots, while experts also told AAP FactCheck the claim the treatments would lead to inevitable clotting was unsupported by any evidence.
