Response to the claim that 'Covid vaccines increased heart attacks'

Chest Diseases Specialist Prof. Dr. Tevfik Özlü warned about the effects of sudden heart attack cases on Covid-19 vaccines and cardiovascular health.

Drawing attention to long-term studies conducted in England and Israel in which millions of people were followed, Prof. Dr. Özlü stated that the rate of blood clots in unvaccinated individuals is 3 times higher than in vaccinated individuals.

Özlü said, “Recently, the premature deaths of well-known public figures due to heart attacks have inevitably saddened us all. At the same time, doubts are being expressed such as, ‘I wonder if these crises have a relationship with Covid vaccines?’ There are such long-term studies that have been followed for approximately 2 years and included millions of people. England and Israel are places where vaccination is well done. They divided these people into two groups and followed the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups. During this period, they compared the frequency of arterial and venous thrombotic events such as heart attacks and strokes that occurred in both groups and the occurrence of diseases. The result is interesting; the rate of clot-related diseases in those who were vaccinated was significantly lower compared to those who were not vaccinated, and clot-related diseases occurred 3 times more in those who were not vaccinated. It was determined that vaccines protect against clot-related cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and venous system diseases.”

Prof. Dr. Tevfik Özlü "NOT BEING VACCINATED IS A GREATER RISK"

Noting that the risk taken by not getting vaccinated is very high, Özlü said, “We also know from many studies that the number of such clot-related diseases has increased greatly, especially in those who have had Covid-19. This actually shows that the risk we take by not getting vaccinated is very high. The results of extensive studies reveal that such speculations about the vaccine are invalid. The reason for the occurrence of such clot-related diseases is that many risk factors that facilitate the emergence of clot-related diseases related to the cardiovascular system, the cerebrovascular system or the venous system are increasingly taking place in our normal lives.”

"OBESITY AND SMOKING ARE THE MAJOR RISK FACTORS"

Özlü, who touched upon the increasing risk factors in daily life, said, “Inactivity, using elevators, driving, restricting daily activities, malnutrition, using processed foods instead of fresh foods prepared at home and obesity are important factors in the emergence of diseases. Factors such as smoking, stress and genetics also play a big role here. These factors increase the risk. Obesity and smoking are at the top of the list.”