UK and EU's regulators ruled the firm's vaccine was safe and vaccinations will recommence from today, Friday 19 March 2021

European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Oxford/AstraZeneca was a "safe and effective vaccine"

  • no proven link with blood clots

UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said "no proven causal association" between the AZ vaccine and five reports in the UK of a "unique" blood clot