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Ammon News - "There is no scientifically proven reason to fear the AstraZeneca jab," assured vaccinologists and epidemiologists, following reports of blood clotting among those jabbed in some countries.

In an interview with the Jordan News Agency (Petra), on Tuesday, the experts said that some countries suspended the AstraZeneca vaccine as a routine and temporary measure to ascertain that it is not connected to cases of blood clots, noting that this is a standard procedure under such circumstances. They called on citizens to continue taking the vaccine without fear or hesitation.

Head of the National Center for the Control of Epidemics and Communicable Diseases, Firas Hawari, indicted that the fear of the AstraZeneca vaccine is not based on confirmed and proven information, especially that Britain, the AstraZeneca manufacturer, did not record any serious complications among the 22 million people who got vaccinated, and did not find any relation between the vaccine and blood clotting.

Some countries suspended the vaccine temporarily, Hawari pointed out, to ensure that it was not linked to any complications among the reported cases, adding that other vaccines, like Pfizer, were also suspended temporarily in early stages as a precautionary measure by a number of countries.

The World Health Organization declared the AstraZeneca vaccine safe, he pointed out, urging the public to disregard anti-vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories, and only rely on official sources and known international organizations for information rather than misleading and unsupported information that people circulate over social media.

With regard to vaccination following a COVID-19 infection, the experts assured that it is okay, provided that the patient has made a full recovery.

Some 30,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine were given to citizens in the Kingdom, said Kamel Abu Sell, Head of the Vaccines Department at the Ministry of Health.

General Director of the Food and Drug Administration, Nizar Muhaidat, underscored that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and was approved after submitting the official documents to the administration, stating that those vaccinated, who are under constant monitoring, did not report any unexpected side effects so far.