Now playing Next United Kingdom Blood clot risk from vaccines ‘much lower’ than those from COVID-19 A new study by the BMJ found there was an increased risk of rare blood clots associated with AstraZeneca and Pfizer’s vaccine, but that risk was much higher in patients who tested positive for coronavirus. 27/08/2021
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Now playing Next Denmark Denmark offers AstraZeneca and J&J COVID-19 vaccines to volunteers Denmark has opened an optional scheme to volunteers who would like to receive the unwanted COVID-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson. 20/05/2021
Now playing Next world news EU demands AstraZeneca deliver COVID-19 vaccines as promised The British-Swedish firm owes the EU 90 million doses of the vaccine, the European Commission said. 11/05/2021
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Now playing Next USA US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check The US will export as many as 60 million doses in the coming months, the White House said Monday. 26/04/2021
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Now playing Next world news Vaccine benefits increase with age and infection rates, EMA says The European Medicines Agency maintained that the benefits of getting vaccinated with available jabs outweigh the risks. 23/04/2021
Now playing Next world news First COVID jab cuts infection rates across age groups, says study The chances of COVID infection appeared to fall significantly after a first dose of the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines was administered, researchers found. 23/04/2021
Now playing Next world news EU cools claim that a legal case has been started against AstraZeneca Irish health minister Stephen Donnelly said the European Commission would take legal action against the vaccine producer, but Brussels played down the claim. 22/04/2021
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