A European Union health official said Tuesday there was “no indication” that the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine caused blood clots in some people. Emer Cooke, the head of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), spoke to reporters Tuesday. She said there was “no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions.” The EMA director added, “While the investigation is ongoing, we are currently still firmly convinced that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing Covid-19, with its associated risk of hospitalization, outweigh the risk of the side effects.” The statement came after Sweden and Latvia became the latest European countries to suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Anders Tegnell of the Swedish Public Health Agency said earlier on Tuesday, ”The decision is a precautionary measure.” He added Sweden would wait for the results of the European Medicines Agency’s study. Denmark, Iceland, and Norway were the first countries to temporarily stop using the vaccine. Ireland announced a similar decision over the weekend. On Monday, France, Germany, Spain and Italy were among the countries that suspended use of the vaccine.
Title: EU Official Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe as Countries Suspend Its Use
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data-start-time='19354' data-end-time='26771'>She said there was “no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions.”</span> <span data-start-time='26771' data-end-time='47729'>The EMA director added, “While the investigation is ongoing, we are currently still firmly convinced that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing Covid-19, with its associated risk of hospitalization, outweigh the risk of the side effects.”</span> <span data-start-time='47729' data-end-time='58354'>The statement came after Sweden and Latvia became the latest European countries to suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.</span> <span data-start-time='58354' data-end-time='68729'>Anders Tegnell of the Swedish Public Health Agency said earlier on Tuesday, ”The decision is a precautionary measure.”</span> <span data-start-time='68729' data-end-time='76667'>He added Sweden would wait for the results of the European Medicines Agency’s study.</span> <span data-start-time='76667' data-end-time='85479'>Denmark, Iceland, and Norway were the first countries to temporarily stop using the vaccine.</span> <span data-start-time='85479' data-end-time='90750'>Ireland announced a similar decision over the weekend.</span> <span data-start-time='90750' data-end-time='101292'>On Monday, France, Germany, Spain and Italy were among the countries that suspended use of the vaccine.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4961/B.jpg'/></div></div><div 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