Official statement of AstraZeneca: “There is no evidence that vaccines increase the risk of blood clots”

Input 2021.03.15 09:11

Some EU countries temporarily suspend vaccination

AstraZeneca announced on the 14th (local time) that there is no evidence that the risk of developing blood clots increases after vaccinating the company’s novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine.

According to Bloomberg News on the day, AstraZeneca said, “A careful review of the data of more than 17 million people vaccinated in the European Union (EU) and in the UK showed no evidence of an increased risk of developing blood clots.

“We are constantly monitoring the safety of the vaccine,” AstraZeneca added. A monthly safety report will be posted on the website of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) next week.

Recently, some European countries, such as Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, and the Netherlands, have decided to stop vaccination as a preventive measure, as there have been cases of blood clots after their own citizens received the vaccine.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and EMA announced on the 12th that there was no reason to stop vaccination because there was no causal link between the vaccine and blood clots. In Korea, no cases of blood clots have been reported after vaccination, so the quarantine authorities are continuing the vaccination.