The World Health Organization and the EU’s health watchdog have both deemed the AstraZeneca vaccine safe, but several countries have restricted its use over clotting fears. The cities of Berlin and Munich, as well as Brandenburg state had announced earlier that they were suspending the vaccine for younger people. Germany’s medicines regulator, the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), has now reported 31 cases of blood clots in people who have received AstraZeneca, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Tuesday. The AstraZeneca vaccine has had something of a rollercoaster ride. READ ALSO: Merkel says she ‘would take AstraZeneca vaccine’

Source: The Local March 30, 2021 18:45 UTC