AstraZeneca vaccine: Clotting 'listed as possible side-effects'

The benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine "outweigh the risks of side effects", the European Medicines Agency has said.

Blood clots will be listed as "possible side-effects" said the agency's executive director, Emer Cooke.

But the AstraZeneca vaccine is "highly effective" and is "saving lives", she said.