Getting a coronavirus vaccine is safer than driving or cycling to work, a Government scientific adviser has said.
Professor Stephen Reicher said having a Covid-19 jab is “actually one of the safer things you do in the day”.
Figures suggest the risk of developing a rare blood clot is about four people in a million who receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said, prompting a change in course to offer under 30s in the UK an alternative jab.
Prof Reicher, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours, said it must be remembered that the chances of such clots developing are “incredibly rare events”.
Science advisor says getting a vaccine is safer than driving to work
Figures suggest the risk of developing a rare blood clot is about four people in a million who receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
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Getting a coronavirus vaccine is safer than driving or cycling to work, a Government scientific adviser has said.
Professor Stephen Reicher said having a Covid-19 jab is “actually one of the safer things you do in the day”.
Figures suggest the risk of developing a rare blood clot is about four people in a million who receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said, prompting a change in course to offer under 30s in the UK an alternative jab.
Prof Reicher, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours, said it must be remembered that the chances of such clots developing are “incredibly rare events”.
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