EU Adds Severe Allergy to List of AstraZeneca Vaccine Side Effects

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said severe allergies should be included in the list of potential side effects associated with the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine.

The move occurs as the EMA also announced it is investigating whether the vaccine caused blood clotting in patients, after Denmark’s health authority said it would suspend its use of the vaccine after a person died.

The severe allergy update is “based on a review of 41 reports of possible anaphylaxis seen among around 5 million vaccinations” in the UK, the EMA said.