UPDATE 2-EU backs AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as blood clot reviews continue Reuters 5 hrs ago
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April 23 (Reuters) - Europe s drug regulator reiterated on Friday the benefits of AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh any risks, delivering an assessment based on continuing reviews into rare blood clots to help countries determine the shot s use.
The renewed backing comes after several countries in the European Union and worldwide have limited the use of the vaccine, known as Vaxzevria. Denmark has stopped its use altogether, after possible links to clotting issues in combination with low platelet levels were confirmed.
The interim analysis by a committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) determined that serious side effects of rare blood clots are likely to occur in 1 out of 100,000 vaccinated people, the regulator said in a statement.
AstraZeneca vaccine benefits outweigh risks, European Medicines Agency officials say
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