Institute of Clinical Research director Dr Kalairasu M.Periasamy said incidents of blood clots among those who received AstraZeneca jabs were "rare and small amount".

He said the cases amount to a rate of 7.9 out of one million.

Periasamy was speaking to reporters in an engagement session with the media in Putrajaya on Monday.

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