“In my opinion, we can say it now, it is clear there is a link with the- vaccine. But we still do not know what causes this reaction,” EMA head of vaccines Marco Cavaleri told Italy’s Il Messaggero newspaper. Persistent questions on whether rare but serious blood clots among those getting the AstraZeneca jab against Covid-19 are more frequent than in the general population have undermined confidence in the beleaguered vaccine. READ ALSO: In Europe doubts linger over possible AstraZeneca jab side effectsBut it has said that a causal link between clots and the vaccine is possible, and is expected to provide an updated assessment this week. These cases were spread across 2.8 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses injected, or just over one case per 100,000 doses.

Source: The Local April 06, 2021 10:07 UTC