7 Deaths Among UK AstraZeneca Jab Recipients After Blood Clots: Regulator

Wednesday, 7 April 2021Newsdesk

The UK medical regulator said Saturday that out of 30 people who suffered rare blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, seven have died. The British acknowledgement of deaths comes as several European countries have paused the use of the AstraZeneca jab over a potential link to blood clots.

New Delhi, 07 April 2021

As per news report of NDTV, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said in a statement that "Out of the 30 reports up to and including 24 March, sadly 7 have died." The reports of thrombosis, submitted by medics or members of the public via a government website, came after 18.1 million doses of the vaccine had been administered in the country.

Source -NDTV