Business sector still confident in AstraZeneca vaccine

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion stated that the business sector remains confident in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Concepcion cited that current reports indicate no correlation between AstraZeneca shots and cases of blood clots.

He mentioned that World Health Organization (WHO) officials are investigating the matter, while the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has stressed no indication of the vaccine causing blood clots.

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, WHO's chief scientist, explained that adverse events reported after vaccination must be viewed in the context of naturally occurring events.

Concepcion also noted that Britain's regulatory agency has stated that reported blood clot cases are not greater than what would naturally occur, supporting the consensus that benefits outweigh the risks, a view shared by the EMA, the Department of Health, and the Philippine Food and Drug Administration.