of biblical texts dating almost from the time of christ. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. sweden and latvia are the latest eu member states to suspend use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine following concerns about possible side effects. france, germany, spain and italy have all said they re awaiting the conclusions of an investigation by the european medicines agency which are due on thursday. but the agency has already said today there s no indication that the astrazeneca vaccine causes side effects such as blood clots. our medical editor fergus walsh has more details. this vaccine saves lives, of that there is no doubt. and yet in the middle of a pandemic, with thousands dying every day in europe from covid. germany, france, italy, more than a dozen eu countries have temporarily suspended using the astrazeneca jab. why? the concern is blood clots. astrazeneca