UK will offer under-30s alternative to AZ’s COVID jab
The UK drugs regulator has said people aged under 30 should be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, because of evidence linking it to rare blood clots.
Updated figures from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reveal 79 people experienced blood clots after receiving a dose of Vaxzevria (AZD1222), with 19 deaths, after 20 million doses had been administered.
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