Ministry of Health (MoH) said Friday it was closely following up on updates by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the safety of Covid-19 vaccine Oxford-Astrazeneca.
An MoH statement said EMA said there was no indication Astrazeneca has caused blood clotting, after few European countries paused their vaccinations with Astrazeneca. A spokesman of Astrazeneca confirmed to the MoH there was no indication that the use of the vaccine contributed to blood clot or lung blockage, following vaccination of more than 10 million people.
Astrazeneca reiterated that safety of people was of prime importance, MoH quoted the spokesman as saying, and the company was following strict criteria to approve new medications and vaccines. The company tested safety of the Covid-19 vaccine on a large number of people during the clinical trials, and results were assuring. WHO also said earlier today there was no reason to stop using Astrazeneca vaccine following blood clot fears.
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