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16 Mar, 5 tweets, 4 min read
WHO safety experts prepared to meet Tuesday to discuss the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine whose rollout has been halted in several European countries over blood clot fears, imperilling the pandemic fight as infection rates surge in several countries
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#BREAKING European Medicines Agency 'still firmly convinced' of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine benefits: regulator head
#BREAKING EU medicines regulator says investigating serious side effects of 'all vaccines'
VIDEO: 🇪🇺💉 The head of the EU's medicines regulator the #EMA said Tuesday it is investigating serious side effects associated with "all" #COVID19 vaccines, as it probes possible links between blood clots and the #AstraZeneca jab
#UPDATE The EU's medicines regulator said Tuesday it was "firmly convinced" the benefits of #AstraZeneca's #COVID19 vaccine outweigh potential risks, insisting there was no evidence linking the jab to blood clots after a host of nations suspended the shot u.afp.com/Uxnd

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