Patients presented at hospital EDs over AstraZeneca vaccine fears

The AstraZeneca vaccine is safe for use and its benefits in protecting recipients from Covid-19 outweigh the risks of side effects, the European Medicines Agency said. Picture: Pexels

Concerns that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine could be linked with blood clotting incidents led to some patients presenting at hospital emergency departments this week, a leading medical specialist has said.

Professor Mike Watts, a specialist in venous thromboembolism (VTE) or blood clots at University Hospital Limerick, was speaking in advance of the announcement by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) today that the vaccine is safe to use.