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Several European countries suspend the drug over blood clot concerns but health experts insist it is safe

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab safe, insists Hancock Published media captionHealth Secretary Matt Hancock: "If you get the call, get the jab" The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is safe, the health secretary has said, after some European nations paused its use amid concern over blood clots. Matt Hancock urged people to "listen to the regulators" and to "get the jab" as soon as they got the opportunity. Some 13 countries have suspended use of the vaccine while they seek further clarification on its safety. The EU's regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), is expected to release the findi...

By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire) MP Jacob Young met with Middlesbrough GP Dr Ifti Lone yesterday NORTH-East doctors are urging people to come for their Covid-19 vaccines, with reports of an increase in missed appointments due to fears about safety.   Middlesbrough doctor Ifti Lone, of the Eston Primary Care Network, is reassuring patients about its safety and is urging people to come for their jabs. A number of European countr...

AstraZeneca vaccine: Have European countries made a mistake in halting shots? CNN 4 days ago By Rob Picheta, CNN © Alessandra Tarantino/AP A health worker shows the media how she prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to be administered to a patient at a vaccination center set up in front of Rome's Termini central station, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Within the space of a few days, the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has ground to a standstill in virtually all of western Europe. France, Spain, Germany, Italy and more than ...

The contraceptive pill is more likely to cause blood clots than the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine - what you need to know Rhona Shennan © The contraceptive pill is more likely to cause blood clots than the AstraZeneca vaccine (Photo: Shut... A number of countries around the world have temporarily suspended the usage of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine over growing blood clot concerns. While experts have announced that the vaccine is safe, countries like Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Germany, France, Italy and Spain have all paused the AstraZeneca rollout until a full investigation has...