Professor Van-Tam said at a Downing Street press briefing on Wednesday: “Behind the scenes, there is a lot of work going on to look at whether there is a signal in relation to what we call venous thromboembolic events, clots, VTE for short.
“There’s a lot of evidence emerging now that is reassuring, that there is no overall excess signal or increased risk.
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“I expect, without prejudice to their absolute findings, those to be the final conclusions of the EMA and the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) in due course.
“So, no evidence of increased risk, but as you heard from Professor Ramsay, a lot of evidence that the vaccine is actually saving lives.”
Source: Daily Express
