Ask The Doctor | Don't self-medicate with blood thinners, say doctors

Updated : May 28, 2021 20:04
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With reports on the formation of blood clots in some recipients of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, many in India are hesitant to take the vaccine. On today's episode of Ask The Doctor, Dr Tapish Sahu, Consultant, Peripheral Vascular & Endovascular Sciences Division, Medanta Hospital, explains why its a bad idea to take blood thinners without medical supervision. He says vaccines are life-saving and the benefits outweigh the risk, moreover blood clots are treatable if detected in time.

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