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WHO on AstraZeneca COVID-19 Shots: “Use of the Vaccine Far Outweighs the Risks”

HeadlineMar 18, 2021

The World Health Organization is recommending the continued use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, after multiple nations suspended inoculations over concerns about blood clots in patients who received the vaccine. This is WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove.

Maria Van Kerkhove: “The use of the vaccine far outweighs the risks. We know that vaccines that are out there are safe and effective. And it is really important that individuals get vaccinated when it’s your turn, when you are offered.”

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