It's been a little less than three months since a pioneering ruling issued in Barcelona recognized the blood clots suffered by a teacher after being vaccinated against COVID with AstraZeneca doses as an occupational accident. Now, the Social Court No. 3 of Burgos has issued a very similar ruling, but with one relevant difference: in this case, the affected woman had received a first dose of AstraZeneca and two of Pfizer.

Among the various complaints from those affected by the after-effects of the COVID vaccination, one has resulted in a groundbreaking ruling made public this Friday. A Barcelona court was the first to recognize the blood clots suffered by a high school teacher after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine as an occupational accident. Side effects that, just a year ago, the same pharmaceutical company admitted within the framework of a judicial process before the English Supreme Court.

When 2020 was just beginning, the existence of companies like BioNTech or Moderna was unknown to most mortals. Also unknown then was the importance that pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson or AstraZeneca would gain in our daily lives in the fight against the pandemic that was officially declared on March 11, 2020.

The health department reports that 87% of the 4,603 key workers who received their second coronavirus jab this Thursday opted to complete the schedule with AstraZeneca. In total, 4,006 people chose the Anglo-Swedish drug despite recommendations by the Interterritorial Council to use the Pfizer vaccine. Nevertheless, individuals are allowed to opt for a second dose of AstraZeneca after submitting a signed informed consent that can be downloaded from the website of the Department of Health or take a printed version to the place where they will be vaccinated.