Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after the second ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination: A possible immunological mechanism independent of anti-platelet factor 4 antibody
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a distinctive syndrome characterized by unusual site thrombosis accompanied by thrombocytopenia following adenoviral vector vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Platelet-activating anti-platelet factor 4-dependent antibodies (anti-PF4 Abs) have been identified as pathogenic antibodies in almost all patients.