[MCOfficer]

It should be noted that the risk for blood clots from birth control is much higher, yet seems to be within the bounds of what is acceptable.

Quick google search:

> Out of every 10,000 women taking birth control pills, 3 to 9 of them will develop a blood clot.

Also, for scale:

> Out of every 10,000 women in the first 12 weeks after giving birth, 40 to 65 of them will develop a blood clot.

https://www.healthline.com/health/birth-control/pulmonary-em...

[Pyramus]

For what it's worth I've read that under today's circumstances birth control would not have received marketing approval.

See also:

> Birth control pills can also cause thrombosis. So why is there all the fuss about the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca?

> It is true that for birth control pills thromboses, even with fatal outcome, are known as a very rare side effect. They are listed in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC). The birth control pill is available only on prescription. Every woman must be informed of this risk by the prescribing physician. For the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, there is currently a suspected very rare side effect of sinus vein thrombosis with accompanying platelet deficiency, sometimes fatal. It is not listed in the SmPC.

> The consideration of whether the vaccine can continue to be used even though it may cause this very rare side effect (if necessary, after this risk has been added to the SmPC) will be made at the European level by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and at the national level by politicians. The procedure has been initiated.

https://www.pei.de/EN/service/faq/coronavirus/faq-coronaviru...

[throwawayboise]

> Birth control pills can also cause thrombosis. So why is there all the fuss about the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca?

Taking birth control pills is entirely a matter of personal choice. The COVID vaccines, even if not strictly compulsory, are certainly being pushed hard, with threats of curtailing freedom of movement if you choose to not get one.