Coronavirus live news: 'no indication' Oxford vaccine is linked to blood clots, says EU regulator

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The EU’s medicines regulator said on Tuesday it was “firmly convinced” the benefits of AstraZeneca’s vaccine outweigh potential risks, insisting there was no evidence linking it to blood clots after several nations suspended the shot over health fears.

“We are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing Covid-19 with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death outweigh the risk of these side effects,” EMA chief Emer Cooke said Tuesday.

Hello and welcome to our ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, with me, Alison Rourke. Before we get started, here’s a summary of the main news so far today:

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/mar/17/coronavirus-live-news-no-indication-oxford-vaccine-is-linked-to-blood-clots-says-eu-regulator

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