Covid-19 vaccine is safe, say AstraZeneca and UK regulator

The vaccines produced by Oxford University in collaboration with AstraZeneca are safe and there is no evidence to suggest that the jabs are the cause behind blood clots as reported in some European countries, the British-Swedish pharmaceutical major and the UK’s medicines regulator have said.

The vaccines produced by Oxford University in collaboration with AstraZeneca to protect against Covid-19 are safe and there is no evidence to suggest that the jabs are the cause behind blood clots as reported in some European countries, the British-Swedish pharmaceutical major and the UK’s medicines regulator have said. The interventions come as the Netherlands became the latest country to suspend the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, which also has a tie-up with the Serum Institute of India, after some reports of blood clotting. It follows the Republic of Ireland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland all pausing the administration of the vaccines as a precautionary measure after concerns raised around thrombotic events or clots.