AstraZeneca jab safe says UK regulator, as some European countries suspend rollout

The EMA also backed the jab’s safety and said there had been just 22 reports of blood clots among more than three million people given the vaccine across Europe

A nurse prepares a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine (Yui Mok/PA)

The UK medicines regulator is urging people to continue having the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, after a growing number of countries suspended its rollout over fears about blood clots.

Denmark, Norway and Iceland said they were temporarily halting all AstraZeneca vaccinations to investigate reports of blood clots among people who have had the jab.