EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine is 'safe and effective'

A review by the EU's medicines regulator has concluded the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is "safe and effective". The European Medicines Agency investigated after 13 EU states suspended use of the vaccine over fears of a link to blood clots. It found the jab was "not associated" with a higher risk of clots. We'll bring you the latest and the reaction to the findings.

Also, Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61. Mr Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks and rumours had been circulating about his health. The official cause of death given was heart complications, but opposition politicians said last week that he had contracted Covid-19. We'll explain what we know so far and speak to Tanzanians to hear their reactions to the news.

Also, we'll continue answering your questions about the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines. Today we are joined by Dr Helen Wimalarathna - a Molecular Epidemiologist at the University of Buckingham in the UK.

(Photo: Packages and a vial of AstraZeneca"s COVID-19 vaccine are presented for a pictures at a vaccination centre, temporarily set up in a hall of the fair, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in Cologne, Germany, March 18, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen)