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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe -EU regulator

The EU’s drugs regulator said on Thursday 18th March 2021, that the AstraZeneca vaccine was “safe and effective” and was not linked to an increased risk of blood clots.

“The committee has come to a clear scientific conclusion: this is a safe and effective vaccine,” European Medicines Agency chief Emer Cooke told a press conference after a probe by the body’s safety committee.

“The committee also concluded that the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of thromboembolic events or blood clots.”

AFP

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