Regarding the fact that blood clots were confirmed after vaccination with the new coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and others, the EU-European Union drug regulator announced the results of the investigation and said that it is a "safe and effective vaccine". Shown.

Regarding vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and others, European countries such as Germany and France have postponed vaccination as a preventive measure, as there are cases where blood clots were confirmed after vaccination.



In response to this, the EMA = European Medicines Agency, which has been conducting detailed investigations, announced the results at a press conference on the 18th, "The benefits of protecting people from the new coronavirus with a safe and effective vaccine outweigh the risks." I showed the view that.



On the other hand, he said, "The causal relationship between the rare case of blood clots and the vaccine cannot be completely eliminated," he said, and said he would continue the investigation.



In response to this, France and Italy have announced that they will resume inoculation on the 19th at the earliest, and there are movements in Europe to proceed with inoculation again.



Regarding AstraZeneca's vaccine, WHO = World Health Organization has also acknowledged that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks, saying that there is not necessarily a relationship between blood clots and vaccines.