EVERYONE who has had the Oxford vaccine can receive the second dose of the same brand regardless of age, Welsh Government has said.

On Wednesday, news broke that people under the age of 30 will be offered an alternative Covid-19 jab to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

A review by the MHRA found that by the end of last month, 79 people in the UK has suffered from blood clots following vaccination, with 19 of those people dying.

The regulator stressed that this was not proof that the jab was the cause of the clots but conceded that the link was getting stronger.

The review took place at 3pm on Wednesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted the jab was safe.

However, on April 7, Chief Medical Officer for Wales Frank Atherton shared the following statement on his social media: "We are considering the details of today’s announcements by the MHRA and the JCVI but we do not envisage a delay to the roll out of our vaccine programme in Wales.

"The Oxford AstraZeneca (OAZ) vaccine remains safe and effective and has already saved thousands of lives.

"The Welsh Government, Public Health Wales and NHS Wales are working with other agencies to continually monitor vaccine safety and will keep this issue under close review. In Wales, people’s safety will always come first and we will only use vaccines where it is safe to do so and the benefits continue to outweigh the risks.

"Vaccines are the best way out of this pandemic and provide strong protection against COVID-19 – it is important that when people are called forward, they should get their jab. To date, over 1.5 million people in Wales have received a first dose of vaccine and a further 475,000 have also received a second dose.

"Everybody who has already had a first dose of the OAZ vaccine should be reassured that they can receive a second dose of the same brand, irrespective of age."