<![CDATA[Ara in English - Núria Coll-Bonfill]]> 10 <![CDATA[AstraZeneca in the spotlight]]>

Since the covid-19 vaccines began to be administered worldwide, reports of progress or setbacks in vaccination on a global scale have not ceased to follow one after the other, with more or less controversy. In this context, and now that it seemed that, following specialists' recommendations, people were losing their fear of vaccination and were beginning to look forward to their turn, a host of doubts are once again undermining social confidence. This time, due to the appearance of thromboembolism in people who had been administered the Oxford/AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine. Several countries, including Spain, have stopped vaccination with AZ. But is it true that AZ causes thrombosis?

]]> <![CDATA[The Race for the Vaccine]]> Vaccination has proven effective in the prevention of infectious diseases throughout human history: it has led to the eradication of smallpox and has reduced the incidence of diseases with high mortality rates such as measles and rubella, among many others, to a minimum. There is no doubt that vaccines are an indispensable tool for the maintenance of public health. But what is a vaccine?

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