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World Business Report: First broadcast 15/03/2021 22:32 GMT : WHO says there's no link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots

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

First broadcast 15/03/2021 22:32 GMT 

First broadcast 15/03/2021 22:32 GMT : WHO says there's no link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots

BBC World Service - World Business Report, 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 BBC'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.

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

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