COVID-19: What is the blood clot risk from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and how does it compare? Experts stress that COVID itself causes clotting, while the risk is also increased by using the contraceptive pill and flying. Expert suspects causal link between AstraZeneca jab and rare blood clotsThe UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it had identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events out of 18.1 million ... COVID-19: Regulator says AstraZeneca jab is safe despite seven UK blood clot deathsThe UK medicines regulator confirms that of the 18.1 million people given the Oxford jab, 30 have gone on to have blood clots. Seven blood clot deaths after AstraZeneca Covid vaccineSeven people who had been given the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine have died in the UK after suffering rare clots, the medical regulator said yesterday.The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Uptake of Covid jab remains high in UK despite blood clot fearsScientists insist Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is safe after seven deaths in Britain Seven people die from 'blood clots' after Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the UKDespite the deaths, the MHRA, European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization have reiterated that benefits of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the prevention of Covid-19 far outweigh any possible risk of blood clots U.K. regulator found 30 cases of blood clot events after AstraZeneca vaccine useThe total number of cases are 25 more than the agency previously reported. UK regulator identifies 30 cases of blood clot events after use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccineMore cases identified but health officials still believe benefits far outweigh any possible risk