Malawi: EU Regulator Gives Malawi All-Clear Astrazeneca Jab - 'Safe and Effective' in Preventing Covid-19

19 March 2021

Several days after many nations paushed the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca's vaccine - which Malawi is also administering - over blood clot concerns, European Medicines Agency has concluded that the vaccine is "safe and effective "in preventing Covid-19 and its benefits far outweigh the risks.

The EU medicines regulator said the safety committee PRAC concluded the vaccine is "not associated with an increase in the overall risk of thromboembolic events or blood clots."

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