Government asks medical regulators to look into EMA findings of link between AstraZeneca COVID vaccine and blood clots

The federal government has asked the nation’s medical and vaccine regulators to urgently look into findings from the European Medicines Agency of a possible link between AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine and rare blood-clotting issues.

In the wake of the EMA’s findings, the United Kingdom’s vaccine advisory board has said all people under 30 will now be offered alternative vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna.

“The government has asked [the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation] and the [Therapeutic Goods Administration] to immediately consider and advise on the latest vaccination findings out of Europe and the UK,” a spokesperson said.

“Regulators have already been working with their international counterparts to consider the…