UK regulator sees ‘no reason’ to discontinue AstraZeneca jab, says British Primer Minister

It comes as Germany, France and Italy became the latest countries to suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of blood clots in those who have had the shot.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK’s medicines regulator sees “no reason to discontinue” using the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine despite several countries suspending its use.

The British Prime Minister said the Covid-19 jab was safe and stressed that the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) was one of the “toughest and most experienced” in the world.