EU regulators declared the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine "safe and effective" on Thursday (18 March).
The announcement by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) came after 13 member states suspended its use over blood clot fears.
But Dr Emer Cook, who heads the agency, told reporters that the vaccine's benefits far outweigh any risks.
She noted that the vaccine does not increase the risks of blood clots or thrombosis. The agency will, however, continue to study any such possible...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.