UK restates AstraZeneca commitment as regulator probes potential side-effects

If confirmed, the rollout of the vaccination programme could be slowed significantly as more than a fifth of the UK’s vaccine haul is tied up in the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab.

Regulators are examining potential links between the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots (Nick Potts/PA)

The UK government has recommitted to its pledge to offer all adults a Covid-19 vaccination by summer.

It comes as regulators are examining potential links between the AstraZeneca jab and rare blood clots.