The UK medicines regulator says the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine continue to outweigh any risks
9 April 2021 • 4:19pm
The UK medicines regulator has said the benefits of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine continue to outweigh any risks, but under-30s will be offered an alternative jab.
Meanwhile, in a separate update on its investigations on Wednesday, the European medicines watchdog has ruled that unusual blood clots were very rare side effects of the jab. Scientists have also insisted that further research is needed to understand more about the risk of these rare blood clots.
On April 8, Health Secretary Matt Hancock reiterated that the vaccines currently in use in the UK, including the newly available Moderna vaccine, remained safe .
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