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Britain sees 25 new blood-clot cases linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

The country's drugs regulator said the benefits of the shot continue to outweigh the risks

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With the new reports, the rate of incidents with the AstraZeneca shot in the UK is about 1 in 600,000.

Bloomberg
The UK reported 25 new cases of rare blood clots possibly linked to AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine, adding to the numbers that have caused some European countries to adopt precautionary measures.
 
The fresh reports lift the total number of cases to 30 as of March 24, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said in a statement Thursday. The benefits of the shot continue to outweigh the risks, the regulator said.
 
AstraZeneca’s vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, is under mounting scrutiny and has faced dwindling support in Europe.
 
Still, countries are counting on the shot