The AstraZeneca vaccine is a 'safe and effective vaccine' the European's Medicine Agency (EMA) has concluded.

Emer Cooke, chief of the EMA, said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is not associated "with an increase in the overall risk of thromboembolic events and blood clots."

The EMA's announcement came after a number of EU member states including France, Germany, Spain and Italy suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears.

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