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WHO says there's no link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots

Its conclusion comes after Germany, France, Italy and Spain halted use of the vaccine.

The WHO's conclusion came after several European countries have suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, including France and Germany. But as the numbers of Covid-19 cases rise in Europe, what will this mean for the vaccine rollout? We speak to epidemiologist Dr Maria Sundaram.
Volkswagen has announced plans to increase its car battery production and charging network across Europe, the US and China. Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield is a tech journalist who specialises in electric vehicles, and was watching VW's announcement.
Also in the programme, with obesity believed to be a major factor in which countries have the worst Covid-19 death rates, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Manuela Saragosa reports on whether it could mark a moment of reckoning for food and beverage businesses, in terms of making their products more healthy.
Plus, the shortlist for this year’s Oscars has been released. KJ Matthews is an entertainment reporter in Los Angeles, and tells us what this year's selection says about the impact of the pandemic on filmmaking, and progress made towards diversity in the industry.

Rahul Tandon is joined throughout the programme by Karen Lema, Reuters bureau chief for the Philippines - who's in Manila, and Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence in Houston, Texas.

(Picture: An Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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  • Tue 16 Mar 2021 01:06GMT

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