25 March 2021 - Last week, EMA’s safety committee, PRAC, concluded its preliminary review of cases of blood clots, including very rare cases of blood clots with unusual features such as low numbers of platelets, in people vaccinated with COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. 

The committee confirmed that the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of blood clots and that the benefits of the vaccine in combating the still widespread threat of COVID-19 continue to outweigh the risk of side effects. 

The committee recommended including more information and advice for healthcare professionals and the public in the vaccine’s product information.

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