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Added on the 03/04/2021 15:43:06 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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
Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Emer Cook says the AstraZeneca vaccine is "safe and effective" and not associated with a higher blood clot risk, after more than a dozen countries paused rollouts over health fears. IMAGES
London, Apr 8 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: EFE/EPA archive) The British Minister of Health, Matt Hancock, encouraged citizens on Thursday to continue to get vaccinated and restated that the risk of developing thrombosis is very low in the case of being immunized with the AstraZeneca vaccine.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATION CENTRES IN THE UK.
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 head of the EU's medicines regulator says that it is probing serious side effects of "all vaccines", as it investigated possible blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca jab. SOUNDBITE
The EU's drug regulator says it remains "firmly convinced" of the benefits of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine despite several countries suspending its use over blood clot fears. SOUNDBITE
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