Sri Lanka reports six cases of blood clots among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients, 3 dead
Reuters
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NEW DELHI, April 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has found six cases of blood clots among recipients of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, three of whom have died, Health Minister Pavithra Waniarachchi told parliament on Wednesday.
Nearly a million people have been given the first dose of the Indian-made vaccine in the country. No announcement of any halt to the vaccination program has been made. (Reporting by Waruna Karunatilake; editing by John Stonestreet)