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Vaccine Induced Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia (VITT): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Current leading theory: COVID-19 viral vector vaccines (Johnson and Johnson and AstraZeneca) contain an anionic molecule (currently unspecified), which binds to the cationic platelet factor 4 (PF4) molecule in the bloodstream, forming vaccine/PF4 complexes Authors: Brooke Fallis Reviewers: Yan Yu* Katie Lin* * MD at time of publication Spleen macrophages remove antibody/platelet complexes from circulation Fewer unbound platelets in circulation detected on complete blood count (CBC) Thrombocytopenia: Platelets <150x!