"All #COVID19 vaccines approved in the EU have shown a positive benefit-risk balance in prevention of the disease," the SANTE posted on official Twitter.
Currently, four vaccines are approved for use in the EU, including Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson&Johnson.
Following the news, several European states have suspended the use AstraZeneca as a precautionary measure until further investigations into the drug's safety are made.
On March 18, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that there was no conclusive evidence that AstraZeneca shots can be linked to higher risks of thromboembolic complications. The regulator confirmed the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine and stressed that its benefits significantly outweigh the possible risks.
On Wednesday, the EMA further reiterated that it "sees no reason to restrict the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for certain categories of the population" as more reports of cases of blood clotting have surfaced across the EU.