Some countries limit use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, SE Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – European and British drug regulators have found possible links between rare blood clots and the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The European Medicines Agency and Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said they found rare cases of blood clots among some adult vaccine recipients, although they added that the vaccine’s advantages still outweighed the risks. Here are some countries’ guidance on the usage of the vaccine. Australia Australia, which relies heavily on the AstraZeneca shots to vaccinate its almost 26 million population, will continue with the vaccine roll-out. The authorities have ordered an urgent inquiry into findings…