Health Ministry affirms AstraZeneca vaccine’s safety after EU episode

The Health Ministry has affirmed that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe after several countries briefly suspended the use of the vaccine to investigate a possible link to a rare blood-clotting disorder.

Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said AstraZeneca representatives in Malaysia had met the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) last week to explain the situation.

Based on company data, there had been 15 incidents of deep vein thrombosis and 22 cases of pulmonary embolism reported in the European Union and the UK, out of 17 million people vaccinated...