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Explainer: How worried should we be about reports of blood clots and AstraZeneca's vaccine?

AstraZeneca logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle. [Reuters]

Europe’s drug watchdog is reviewing a small number of reports of bleeding, blood clots and low platelet counts in people who have received AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said it has so far found no causal link between the vaccine and the incidents. The World Health Organization has also said there was no proven link and people should not panic.

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