AstraZeneca vaccine: Very reassuring data on its safety

The vaccine against Covid-19, developed by the Swedish-British pharmaceutical industry AstraZeneca with the University of Oxford is safe, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group assured today, after the concerns that led to the suspension of its use in various countries.

“There is” very reassuring evidence that there is no increase in blood clotting here in Britain, where most doses have been given in Europe to date, “Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, which developed the vaccine with AstraZeneca.

Mr. Pollard was vaccinated on January 4, 2021.

He emphasized the need to continue vaccinations against the new coronavirus, a disease that poses “enormous risks” to health and “if vaccinations are not carried out and we leave this country, we will expect tens of thousands more deaths during it.” of the year”.

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