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EU safety regulators clear J&J COVID shot despite tiny clot ...

The benefits of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh a tiny risk of unusual blood clots forming, Europe’s drugs regulator has said.

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Risk of brain clots higher with COVID than vaccine, study su...

A study has suggested that the risk of getting a serious brain clot is eight to 10 times higher in people with COVID-19 than those who get a vaccine.

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Czech Republic swoops for Denmark's 2.4m unwanted AZ COVID s...

The Czech Republic wants to buy around 2.4 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine ditched by Denmark, which has said it will stop using it because of concerns about rare

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UK will offer under-30s alternative to AZ's COVID jab

The UK drugs regulator has said people aged under 30 should be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, because of evidence linking it to rare blood clots.

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Paediatric trial of AZ COVID jab 'halted as a precaution'

Oxford University has suspended a clinical trial of its AstraZeneca-partnered COVID-19 vaccine in children and adolescents while a possible link to rare cases of blood clotting is investiga

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EMA backs safety of AZ COVID-19 jab in all age groups

The head of the EMA has reiterated that there is no evidence to limit the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in any age group, after Germany and Canada imposed restrictions in younger pa

EU safety regulators clear J&J COVID shot despite tiny clot ...

Risk of brain clots higher with COVID than vaccine, study su...

Czech Republic swoops for Denmark's 2.4m unwanted AZ COVID s...

UK will offer under-30s alternative to AZ's COVID jab

Paediatric trial of AZ COVID jab 'halted as a precaution'

EMA backs safety of AZ COVID-19 jab in all age groups

CEPI steps in to fund Moderna's pandemic flu jab

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