Europe's Health regulator says unusual blood clots should be listed as very rare side effects of the Johnson and Johnson Covid vaccine.
The European Medicines Agency says the overall benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks.
In a statement, the EMA says it took into consideration all the data currently available.
We are starting the press briefing on EMA’s safety committee (#PRAC) review of #COVID19vaccine Janssen and cases of blood clots: https://t.co/H4xlcn1Cok
— EU Medicines Agency (@EMA_News) April 20, 2021
8 Blood Clots Reported In the USA
So there currently is eight reports of serious cases of unusual blood clots in the US, one of whom died.
The cases reviewed were very similar to the cases with the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca.
As of April 13th, over 7 million people had received the J&J shot in the states.
