[Kate!]

The European Union's medicines agency has said the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is "safe and effective" to use following an investigation into reports of blood clots in a small number of recipients.

The decision by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) comes after more than a dozen European countries - including Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Sweden - halted the vaccine's rollout over fears regarding the claims.

The EMA said the benefits outweigh the risks - and the vaccine is not linked to an overall risk of blood clots.

[Oliver_W]

If you give a thousand people a glass of water each, a handful of them would probably manage to drown themselves.

The Oxford vaccine may or may not have caused blot clots in a few randos, but I'm glad it's not being seen as the norm.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

If you give a thousand people a glass of water each, a handful of them would probably manage to drown themselves.

The Oxford vaccine may or may not have caused blot clots in a few randos, but I'm glad it's not being seen as the norm.

Good news though

[arista]

The Problem is so many in the EU
will not use AZ.


French Macron is at Fault, as well.

[arista]

They are Live on BBCnewsHD
and SkyNewsHD

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by arista

The Problem is so many in the EU
will not use AZ.

https://darwinawards.com/

[Cherie]

The EMA never said anything else, its individual countries who wont use it, and I think they have seeded distrust in the vaccine so I wouldn’t blame their citizens for not taking it

[Vicky.]

Was all a bit daft anyway. As I said in the other thread, so many people in the UK had it, and the sheer numbers would have showed a marked increase in clotting..surely.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by arista

The Problem is so many in the EU
will not use AZ.


French Macron is at Fault, as well.

The initial problem with it came from Norway who aren't even in the EU.

[Vicky.]

I don't really see a problem if some keep saying they wont give/have it. Theres a few around now, and they all seem to be about as effective as each other

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The initial problem with it came from Norway who aren't even in the EU.

Yes Very True

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by arista

The Problem is so many in the EU
will not use AZ.


French Macron is at Fault, as well.

Its their choice, go without if thats how they feel. There was never any problem in the 1st place. If they prefer the hospitals overun and virus running amok its up to them.

[arista]

As soon ITV News asked a question
BBCnewsHD cut the sound went to the studio.


Thats why SkyNewsHD is best

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I don't really see a problem if some keep saying they wont give/have it. Theres a few around now, and they all seem to be about as effective as each other

I don't see a problem with double checking any possible issues with vaccines that have been rolled out so quickly

[bitontheslide]

if the eu don't use it, it is more supply for us

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I don't really see a problem if some keep saying they wont give/have it. Theres a few around now, and they all seem to be about as effective as each other

They have loads of the stuff though lying unused so hand it on elsewhere

Its only two weeks ago Italy blocked a shipment bound for Aus saying they needed it, and Germans wont take it so

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Cherie

They have loads of the stuff though lying unused so hand it on elsewhere

Its only two weeks ago Italy blocked a shipment bound for Aus saying they needed it, and Germans wont take it so

the eu have behaved dreadfully. At this point, i'm glad we are not a part of it

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

They have loads of the stuff though lying unused so hand it on elsewhere

Its only two weeks ago Italy blocked a shipment bound for Aus saying they needed it, and Germans wont take it so

Definitely agree with this.

Wasting it is just spite really

[MTVN]

Glad that this has been confirmed but the unfair reputational damage to this jab has been immense. There was a graph on Peston last night showing something like only 25% of people in France had confidence in this vaccine and that's just as lots of countries in Europe are starting to see cases and deaths skyrocket again

[Nicky91]

how can they call it safe, i don't trust the EMA anymore

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Glad that this has been confirmed but the unfair reputational damage to this jab has been immense. There was a graph on Peston last night showing something like only 25% of people in France had confidence in this vaccine and that's just as lots of countries in Europe are starting to see cases and deaths skyrocket again

yeah I think the damage was done initially by Macron and its just gone on from there, so they really should withdraw from countries in Europe as it isn't fair to expect their citizens to take it now

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

how can they call it safe, i don't trust the EMA anymore

and here is a prime example

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

how can they call it safe, i don't trust the EMA anymore

They will have done extensive testing Nicky. If they are saying its safe then you may have confidence that it is indeed.

[Niamh.]

They're talking about it here on the radio now, looks like we'll be using it again soon

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

how can they call it safe, i don't trust the EMA anymore

They are not calling it safe Nicky ~ it is and always was ~ don't have it , its your choice.