WHO calls for the AstraZeneca vaccine to continue to be applied 0:42
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The executive director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says they are currently convinced that the benefits of AstraZeneca's vaccine against covid-19 outweigh the risk of side effects.
"We are currently ... still firmly convinced that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing COVID-19 with its associated risk of hospitalization and death outweigh these side effects," Emer Cooke said, speaking at a digital press conference on Tuesday. .
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"At present, there is no evidence that vaccination caused these conditions, they have not appeared in clinical trials, and they are not listed as known or expected side events with this vaccine," Cooke said, without mentioning the name of the vaccine. AstraZeneca.
Cooke said the EMA is conducting an ongoing investigation into possible side effects now, outlining the process.
A conclusion will be delivered on Thursday, he said, and any further action that needs to be taken will then be announced.
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"We need to know the facts first, we owe it to the European citizens," he said.