UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock received the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, in a public show of support for the jab which has been suspected of causing life-threatening blood clots. Jonathan Van-Tam, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, administered the jab for Hancock at a vaccination centre in London. “It didn’t hurt a bit, just like the Queen said. Barely a scratch,” he said. Hancock said he was “very excited” when he was called for the jab, and encouraged everyone to take up the offer. The Department of Health confirmed that Hancock received the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, also known as the novel coronavirus. Last month, more than a dozen European countries—including France, Germany, Italy, and Spain—suspended usage of the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of blood clots as well as several deaths in people who had received the shot. Most …