BRUSSELS: Europe’s stuttering vaccine rollout faced multiple hurdles on Friday (Saturday in Manila) as European Union regulators said they were reviewing side effects of the Johnson & Johnson shot and France further limited its use of the AstraZeneca jab.

The US drugs regulator said it had not found a “causal” link between the J&J vaccine and blood clots, but that its probe was continuing after “a few individuals” suffered complications.

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