On April 4, Neil Astles, 59, died in Liverpool hospital.
He is the first official victim in the United Kingdom of the extremely rare thrombosis suspected to be a side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
In the
Daily
Telegraph
, her sister testified:
“If we all get vaccinated, some will have a thrombosis, but the reality is that fewer people will die.
(…) Despite what happened to our family, people shouldn't be afraid. ”
Her brother, she said, was
"just extraordinarily unlucky."
His message is not only remarkable in dignity.
It is a poignant illustration of the trade-off between benefits and risks.
Consubstantial with all decision-making, this arbitration was daily in the management of the health crisis.
For example, on March 15, when Emmanuel Macron suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for three days.
In a Europe cut in two on the issue, France sided with the cautious.
Cowards?
Confronted
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