October 29 every year is observed as World Stroke Day and the Dhapasi-based Grande International Hospital organised a programme here today to mark the occasion and raise public awareness on it.
A rare, rogue immune response is the main suspect as authorities investigate highly unusual blood clots following use of two similar COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.
AstraZeneca’s release Monday of encouraging data about its coronavirus vaccine from its US trial raised hopes that the drug company could bury doubts about the shot and put a troubled rollout behind it.