People wait to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Clinique de l'Estree - ELSAN private hospital in Stains as part of the coronavirus vaccination campaign in France, March 5, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)

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No reason for French people to reject AstraZeneca vaccine: Government spokesman

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Reuters, Paris

Published: 19 March ,2021: 11:01 AM GST Updated: 19 March ,2021: 11:14 AM GST

There is no reason for the French people to turn down the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, government spokesman Gabriel Attal told RTL radio on Friday.

France is due to resume the use of the vaccine on Friday, after the European Union’s drug watchdog said on Thursday it was convinced its benefits outweighed any risks, following an investigation into reports of blood disorders that prompted more than a dozen nations to suspend its use.

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