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AstraZeneca's UK vaccine trial on kids comes to a halt
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IANS | 07 Apr, 2021
A trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on children in the UK
has been paused even as the country's medicines regulator probes a
possible link of the vaccine with rare blood clots in adults, the media
reported.
The trial, which started in February, is evaluating
whether the vaccine generates a strong immune response in those aged
between 6 and 17.
While the trial has been paused, Professor
Andrew Pollard from the University of Oxford ruled out safety concerns
with the trial itself, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
What the scientists are waiting for is more information, said the report.
"Whilst
there are no safety concerns in the paediatric clinical trial, we await
additional information from the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency) on its review of rare cases of
thrombosis/thrombocytopaenia that have been reported in adults, before
giving any further vaccinations in the trial," Pollard was quoted as
saying by the BBC.
The suspension of the trial of the vaccine
comes after a European Medicines Agency (EMA) official, speaking in a
personal capacity, said there could be a link between the coronavirus
vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and very rare cases of blood clots in
adults, although it remains unclear what the connection is and the
possible causes are likewise still unknown.
Meanwhile, UK Prime
Minister Boris Johnson said that Britain should continue rolling out the
AstraZeneca vaccine despite concerns about occasional reported cases of
blood clots.
He said that the current advice of the country's
medicines regulator, is to "keep going out there, get your jab, get your
second jab" and "we need to keep that going".
The vaccines are
already "starting to have a beneficial effect on the trajectory of the
disease", said Johnson, noting the falling number of cases and deaths in
the country.
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