Covid-19: Seven UK Blood Clot Deaths After AstraZeneca Vaccine

• Covid-19: Seven UK Blood Clot Deaths After AstraZeneca Vaccine
  by James Gallagher, Health and science correspondent, https://www.bbc.com/
  Seven people have died from unusual blood clots after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK, the medicines regulator has confirmed to the BBC.
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  In total, 30 people out of 18 million vaccinated by 24 March had these clots. It is still not clear if they are just a coincidence or a genuine side effect of the vaccine. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency says the benefits continue to outweigh any risk.
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  The World Health Organization and the European Medicines Agency have echoed this conclusion. A spokeswoman for AstraZeneca said: “Patient safety remains the company’s highest priority.” However, concern has led to other countries including Germany, France, the Netherlands and Canada to restrict the vaccine’s use only to older people.
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  The data released by the MHRA on Friday showed 22 cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) which is a type of blood clot in the brain.
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