AstraZeneca vaccinations resume in Europe after OK from the WHO and EU

The World

The AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine has been at the center of scientific and political turmoil this week. More than a dozen European countries suspended the shot following reports of blood clots. The WHO and Europe’s drug regulator has since declared the vaccine “safe and effective.” Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou in Greece, and The World’s Elana Gordon, who covers global health.

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