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A member of a British government committee advising on coronavirus vaccinations says during a press conference that most people under 30 should be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca jab if possible, due to concerns over blood clots. SOUNDBITE
The chief executive of Britain's independent medicines regulator, June Raine, announces that out of 79 cases of blood clots in people having received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, 19 people have died, during a press conference over concerns about links between AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine and blood clots. SOUNDBITE
Countries should continue using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for now, says WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan, after a number of nations halted its use over blood clot fears. SOUNDBITE
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges NATO partners to soon start spending 2.5 percent of GDP on defence, during a speech in London calling for a more muscular approach to Western foreign policy. SOUNDBITE
COP26 President Alok Sharma urges delegates to accept a draft summit decision, saying the "balanced" deal at the UN climate talks "really moves things forward for everyone". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE
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