Sri Lanka reports six cases of blood clots among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients, three dead

Sri Lanka has found six cases of blood clots among recipients of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, three of whom have died, Sri Lankan Health Minister Pavithra Waniarachchi told parliament on Wednesday.

According to Reuters, nearly a million people have been given the first dose of the Indian-made vaccine in the country. No announcement of any halt to the vaccination programme has been made.