There seems to be no consensus among nations over the use of AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine which has been faulted for causing blood clots in some quarters.
United Kingdom is the latest nation to give the vaccine a green light, even as the number of countries that have suspended the roll-out of the jab hitting 13 in the European Union.
UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency on March 16 ruled out blood clots as an adverse side effect of the vaccine.
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