India has 26 potential cases of bleeding, clotting after AstraZeneca vaccine

Reuters

17 May, 2021, 04:20 pm

Last modified: 17 May, 2021, 04:21 pm

India has 26 potential cases of bleeding, clotting after AstraZeneca vaccine

"There is a very miniscule but definitive risk of thromboembolic events" after being vaccinated, the data showed

Reuters

17 May, 2021, 04:20 pm

Last modified: 17 May, 2021, 04:21 pm

A vail of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is seen at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

A vail of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is seen at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

An Indian government panel has found 26 potential cases of bleeding and clotting after administration of AstraZeneca Plc's Covishield vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday.

"There is a very miniscule but definitive risk of thromboembolic events" after being vaccinated, the data showed.

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