Danish health authorities said Thursday they were temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab.

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The move comes "following reports of serious cases of blood clots among people vaccinated with AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine", the Danish Health Authority said in a statement.

But it cautiously added that "it has not been determined, at the time being, that there is a link between the vaccine and the blood clots".