W.H.O. SAYS NO LINK BETWEEN BLOOD CLOTS AND ASTRAZENECA VACCINE AS MORE NATIONS SUSPEND ITS USE

By Mike ALADENIKA

The World Health Organization, Friday, said that there was no reason to stop using the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, as a growing number of countries in Europe and elsewhere have moved to halt its use over blood clot concerns.

According to report on THE WASHINGTON POST, Italy, Romania and Thailand joined at least eight European nations this week in suspending the injections either from specific batches or as part of a total freeze, citing the potential adverse events despite a lack of formal evidence that the shot is unsafe.

A WHO spokeswoman, Margaret Harris, told a briefing Friday that an expert advisory committee was investigating the reports of individuals falling ill or dying after developing blood clots in the post-vaccination period, but that no causal link had been established.

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