Wednesday, 21 April, 2021 - 17:00
Vials of Oxford AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine are pictured at a vaccination center in Bierset, Belgium March 17, 2021. (Reuters) Asharq Al-Awsat
European regulators said the benefits of using Johnson & Johnson s and AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccines outweigh risks, even as they added warning labels to both shots for extremely rare but potentially fatal blood clotting.
J&J said on April 20 it would resume deliveries of its vaccine in Europe, following the regulator s guidance. US officials are continuing their review of what are now eight reported instances of rare clotting combined with low blood platelets in the United States.
Britain s health regulator has recommended people under the age of 30 get an alternative COVID-19 vaccine, if possible, rather than the AstraZeneca shot, while some other European countries are only administering the shot to older people.
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