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Today the UK effectively restricted use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine to people aged 30 and over because of the risk of a rare blood clot syndrome. But other European countries and Canada have broader restrictions, with higher age cut-offs. Why are the regulations different, and what are the implications for vaccine roll-out in the UK?
What are the safety concerns over the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine?
UK and European medicines regulators have been reviewing a small number of people who developed blood clots linked with low levels of platelets – small particles in the blood that normally help in clotting – soon after having the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. Both have now concluded that they are possibly caused by the vaccine, although they say the benefits of vaccination for most people outweigh the risks of catching covid-19.
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