The European Union's medicines regulator says unusual blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19. After a study into dozens of cases in the EU, the European Medicines Agency concluded the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risk.

The European Union’s medicines regulator says unusual blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19. After a study into dozens of cases in the EU, the European Medicines Agency concluded the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risk.

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By Smile Staff Reporter

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