Clear Link Between Astrazeneca Vaccine And Rare Blood Clots -EMA Official

A senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says there is a link between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain but the possible causes are still unknown.

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A senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says there is a link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain but the possible causes are still unknown.

in an interview published on Tuesday, Marco Cavaleri, chair of the vaccine evaluation team at the EMA, told Italian daily ‘Il Messagero’ that in his opinion it was clear there is an association of the brain blood clots with the vaccine.

However, the EMA later said in a statement that its review of the vaccine was ongoing and it expected to announce its findings on Wednesday or Thursday.

The EMA has repeatedly said the benefits of the AstraZeneca shot outweigh the risks while it has been investigating 44 reports of an extremely rare brain clotting ailment known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis out of 9.2 million people in the European Economic Area who received the vaccine.

Meanwhile, Cavaleri said the EMA would say in its review that there is a link but was not likely to give an indication this week regarding the age of individuals to whom the AstraZeneca shot should be given.

Some countries, including France, Germany and the Netherlands, have suspending the use of the vaccine in younger people while the investigations continue.


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