Claim: The risk of a blood clot following a Covid-19 vaccine is worse than the cold or flu symptoms you may experience if infected.
Fact-check: Social media post appears to overstate risk of vaccine blood clots - Full Fact
Verdict: this overstates the risk of blood clots caused by the vaccine. furthermore, evidence suggests the risk of clotting and other arterial conditions is much higher following infection than vaccination.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Norton
Date published: 2021-10-14T00:00:00