Under-30s should not take the AstraZeneca vaccine, UK regulators say, citing rare blood clots

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• Dr Amir Khan vows there’s ‘no proven link’ between blood clots and AstraZeneca vaccine To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Dr Amir Khan has insisted there is ‘no proven link’ between the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and blood clots. There have been fears that the Covid-19 jab could be linked to rare blood clots, with the University of Oxford pausing a trial in children and teenagers over the worries. Ahead of a review from the UK regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products…
• Blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccine are very rare, EU drugs regulator says The European Medicines Agency’s safety committee launched a review into the Oxford vaccine (Picture: PA)Unusual blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as a ‘very rare side effect’ of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, a review by the European Medicines Agency’s safety committee has concluded. Experts have assured the public the ‘benefits of the vaccine continue to outweigh the risks for people who receive it’. They said: ‘The vaccine is effective at preventing COVID-19 and reducing hospitalisations and deaths.’ The…
• Turkish media outlets — including the BBC — fell for an April Fools' news story that said the UN was planning a second Suez Canal for Egypt Summary List PlacementAn 'April Fools'' news article claiming the United Nations is looking into building a second Suez Canal appears to have been taken wholly seriously by major Turkish media outlets.  On April 1, The Guardian published "'Suez 2'? Ever Given grounding prompts plan for canal along Egypt-Israel border," an article that rapidly gained attention given the current international interest in the canal.  The article said that the UN was studying the feasibility of a second channel along the Egypt-Israel…
• Vaccine passport trials ‘to start next month’ in theatres and stadiums They could later be extended to pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and cinemas (Picture: PA / Getty Images)Trials of coronavirus vaccine passports could start in the UK as soon as next month, it has been revealed. Theatres and stadiums will be the first to pilot the scheme under plans by Boris Johnson, reports MailOnline. They could later be extended to pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and cinemas. Trials are expected to begin after the NHS Covid-19 app has been updated, which will let people…
• Report: Rep. Gaetz sought pardon before Trump left office By Paul LeBlanc | CNN Rep. Matt Gaetz privately sought blanket preemptive pardons for himself and his congressional allies during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, two people familiar with the discussions told The New York Times. The Florida Republican’s request was viewed by White House officials as a nonstarter, the people told the Times, and was ultimately never granted. But the effort fuels fresh scrutiny of Gaetz after it became public that the Justice Department is investigating him…
• Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Iranian state television acknowledged Wednesday. The state TV acknowledgment, citing foreign media, marks the first Iranian comment on the mysterious incident involving the MV Saviz. The ship's long presence in the region, repeatedly criticized by Saudi Arabia, has come as the West and United Nations experts say Iran has provided arms and support…
• The Latest: India sees another record day of new virus cases NEW DELHI — India has hit another new peak with 115,736 coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours. New Delhi, Mumbai and dozens of other cities are imposing curfews to try to slow the soaring infections. The latest rise reported Wednesday overtook Sunday’s record of 103,844 infections. Fatalities rose by 630 in the past 24 hours, the highest since November, raising the total death toll in the country to 166,177 since the pandemic began. Experts say the surge is…
• How effective is the Moderna Covid vaccine and is it safe? The Moderna vaccine is the third vaccine to be approved in the UK. (Credits: Getty Images)The first Moderna Covid vaccine was administered in the UK today, adding to the AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs already in circulation. The Moderna jab has been found to be more than 90% effective in a real-world study in the US, and is based on the same technology as the successful Pfizer mRNA vaccine. Moderna’s vaccine, named mRNA-1273, has been found to be very safe in…
• One chart shows which vaccine side effects you can expect based on your age, manufacturer, and dose Summary List PlacementIf you're getting vaccinated, expect a sore arm.  Pain at the injection site is the most common side effect of all three coronavirus vaccines authorized in the US. In general, the vaccines produce mild to moderate side effects that shouldn't last more than a few days. Side effects typically show up within 12 to 24 hours of getting the shot. They're often a sign that the body is building immunity to the virus. "It's important to remember: When…
• Trump's last blunder. Small pizzeria in Italy sanctioned instead of a Venezuelan oil exporter. Summary List PlacementThe Trump administration accidentally slapped sanctions on an Italian restaurant and a graphic design studio before the former president left office, The Guardian reported. On former President Donald Trump's last day of office, he ordered that sanctions be imposed on a network of Venezualan oil firms and individuals associated with the state oil company — Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). This was part of a long-term economic embargo on Venezuala, intended to put an end to President Nicolas Maduro's…