We have read with great interest two recent contributions to the Clinical Insights section of the Journal concerning reports of thromboembolic complications associated with the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine by Astra Zeneca [1,2]. Since its initial outbreak in December 2019, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a rampant pandemic responsible for more than 140 million confirmed cases and more than 3 million deaths as of the end of April 2021. At such a pivotal time, rapid, worldwide vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus to achieve herd immunity has become the most pressing issue for combat the global threat of the virus.
