EU medicines regulator to hold news conference at 1300 GMT

FILE PHOTO: The exterior of EMA, European Medicines Agency is seen in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

The European Medicines Agency will hold a news conference at 1300 GMT on Tuesday, a spokesman for the EU's executive arm said.

EMA is conducting an investigation into the safety of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot after Germany, France, Italy and other EU countries suspended the use of the vaccine over isolated cases of bleeding, blood clots and low platelet counts.

European Medicines Agency Executive Director, Emer Cooke, appears on screen during on videoconference in Brussels, Belgium March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool

(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska, Marine Strauss)