‘No indication’ AstraZeneca shot causes clots, EU agency says
CNNA version of this story appeared in the March 17 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. CNN — After virtually all of western Europe temporarily suspended the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, the continent’s top medicines regulator struck out against safety concerns around the shot, saying there is “no indication” that it causes blood clots and that its lifesaving benefits outweigh the risk of any potential side effects. WHAT’S IMPORTANT TODAY Trump tells his supporters to get Covid-19 vaccine Former President Donald Trump, in a nationally televised interview on Tuesday, backed the Covid-19 vaccine, recommending it to Americans who voted for him and may be reluctant to get it. “This pediatric study will help us assess the potential safety and immunogenicity of our COVID-19 vaccine candidate in this important younger age population,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in a press release. Children separated from parents highlight price of Hong Kong’s coronavirus success When Ariel saw her two young sons isolated in a Hong Kong hospital ward with Covid-19, she broke down.
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