AstraZeneca: What are experts saying about blood clots and the vaccine?

Our deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil is on the show after the Evening Standard spoke to a leading expert on vaccinations, following concerns the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab could cause blood clots in very rare cases. Professor Adam Finn says that even if someone was hit by the condition following the jab, “there is effective treatment” and people should take the injection if they’re offered it. 

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says that as a “precautionary measure” anyone who has certain symptoms four days or more after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccination is advised to seek prompt medical advice. They are a new onset of persistent headache, blurred vision, confusion or seizures, shortness of breath, chest pain, leg swelling, persistent abdominal pain, unusual skin bruising or pinpoint round spots beyond the injection site. 

Nicholas also tells us how the latest Covid-19 infection figures show London is continuing to keep the bug at bay. 

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