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Editorial
. 2021 Jul 1;58(1):2101111.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01111-2021. Print 2021 Jul.

Thrombotic complications of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2: what pharmacovigilance reports tell us - and what they don't

Stavros V Konstantinides  1   2
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Editorial

Thrombotic complications of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2: what pharmacovigilance reports tell us - and what they don't

Stavros V Konstantinides. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Thrombotic complications of COVID-19 vaccination are very rare, but awareness is needed https://bit.ly/3n4vaXe

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: S.V. Konstantinides has received fees for consultancy and lecture honoraria from Bayer HealthCare, Boehringer Ingelheim, Actelion, Servier and BMS Pfizer; reimbursement for travel, accommodation and meeting expenses from Bayer HealthCare; and institutional grants from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer HealthCare, Daiichi Sankyo and Actelion.

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