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<\/p>\nThe EU\u2019s drug regulator said Friday it had launched a review of possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and blood clots after reports of four cases, one of them fatal.<\/p>\n
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said its safety committee \u201chas started a review of a\u00a0safety signal\u00a0to assess reports of thromboembolic events\u201d with people who had received the shot.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFour serious cases of unusual blood clots with low blood platelets have been reported post-vaccination with Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen,\u201d the EMA said, referring to US pharma giant J&J\u2019s European subsidiary.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne case occurred in a\u00a0clinical trial\u00a0and three cases occurred during the vaccine rollout in the USA. One of them was fatal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The watchdog has approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for use but its rollout across the 27-nation EU is not due to start until later this month.<\/p>\n
The probe comes days after the Amsterdam-based watchdog said it was listing the same type of blood clots as a very rare side effect of the rival AstraZeneca vaccine.<\/p>\n
Both jabs use similar adenovirus vector technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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