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Britons are cancelling appointments for the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine amid fears over its potential link to rare brain clots, GPs warned today.
In what could be a major blow to vaccine uptake, doctors said they had been inundated with patients of all ages requesting to be given an alternative to the British-made jab.
GPs have also been bombarded with people complaining of headaches and requesting brain scans after getting their first dose.
The concerns come amid fears that public confidence in the jab has been eroded after regulators suspended its use in healthy under-30s yesterday while it continues to probe its link to blood clots. The clots have been spotted in just 79 out of 20million Brits vaccinated with the AstraZeneca jab.
Ministers urged Britons to do the right thing for their country and get vaccinated yesterday as figures revealed the jab has saved 10,400 lives.
Tens of thousands turned up at heaving vaccine centres, calming fears that uptake could be dented by concerns over rare blood clots.
Officials have launched a campaign to maintain confidence in jabs after medical regulators advised that under-30s should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca inoculation.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that, while getting Covid-19 could essentially ruin your life , the small risk of developing a blood clot from the jab was the same as from taking a long-haul flight.