Boris Johnson has said the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh the risks of the jab and is 'safe and effective'.
The Prime Minister revealed he will be receiving his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine tomorrow.
"The Oxford jab is safe and the Pfizer jab is safe. The thing that isn't safe is catching Covid, which is why it is so important that we all get our jabs as soon as our turn comes," he said in an address from Downing Street.
Meanwhile Dr June Raine, chief of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, said there is no evidence that AstraZeneca vaccine is causing blood clots.
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