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Sebastian Kurz is 34 years old, his age group has yet to wait for vaccination. If you were injected with AstraZeneca, the Chancellor would have no problem.
He would be vaccinated with the controversial vaccine from the Swedish-British manufacturer, Kurz told a press conference on Friday: “I have a clear picture here. As there are many people who are concerned, I will also speak with AstraZeneca Vaccinate to show that I have confidence in vaccine “.
The head of government noted that AstraZeneca “is used in many countries.”
However, several states have discontinued this vaccine. The World Health Organization emphasizes that there is no reason for this. However, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) reported yesterday that AstraZeneca can cause severe allergic reactions in rare cases. In the UK, there were 41 serious allergic reactions out of every 5 million vaccines. Therefore, hypersensitivity reactions should be included in the list of side effects, he said.
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Austria continues to vaccinate with AstraZeneca. If there is a death or an incident, of course, it must be investigated, Kurz said.
Decisions about a possible vaccination freeze can only be made by experts. Many medical professionals also adhere to AstraZeneca. There is no connection between bleeding disorders and this vaccine, it was said at a press conference of the “Austria vaccine” initiative in Vienna. “In England many millions of people are vaccinated with AstraZeneca, in the rest of Europe five million. It should have been very remarkable if there was a connection,” said Thomas Szekeres, president of the Medical Association.
Statistics to reassure
Herwig Kollaritsch, epidemiologist and member of the national vaccination committee, gave some figures: So far, around 130,000 people in Austria have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca. If this group is compared with 130,000 people who have not yet been vaccinated, among these, statistically 3.7 people would have suffered a “thromboembolic event,” Kollaritsch said. “It also occurs in the normal unvaccinated population.” (chk)
