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Following reports of complications from blood clots after vaccination, some EU countries have temporarily suspended use of the vaccine. Germany and the UK are still sticking to AstraZeneca.
11.58 am, March 15, 2021
AstraZeneca has defended its Covid-19 vaccine after reports of side effects. There is no increased risk of blood clots in relation to the vaccine. An analysis of all the safety data of more than 17 million people who were vaccinated with the agent in the EU and the UK. no evidence of an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis or decreased blood platelets AstraZeneca said Sunday night.
According to reports of complications from blood clots after vaccination, the The Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland temporarily suspended the use of the vaccine.. Italy and Austria stopped using certain lots.
Netherlands “precautionary measure”
the Netherlands spoke on Sunday of a “precautionary measure.” “We cannot leave any doubt about the vaccine,” said the Minister of Health. Hugo de Jonge. There were no incidents in the Netherlands and there was no evidence of a link between vaccination and reports of possible serious side effects from Denmark and Norway. “We have to make sure everything is fine, so it is advisable to take a break for now.”
In Austria, a 49-year-old nurse from the Zwettl State Hospital died as a result of severe bleeding disorders., a 35-year-old colleague developed a pulmonary embolism, but recently recovered. In these two cases in Lower Austria, the women in question had previously received vaccines from the same batch of AstraZeneca vaccine.
A spokesman for the German Health Ministry said that Germany would continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine. He takes reporting seriously and constantly checks the status of the data. For now, however, the federal government’s line remains to continue using the vaccine.
“No evidence” of connection to AstraZeneca
Britain also continues to use AstraZeneca’s corona vaccine. “We are examining the reports, but given the large number of doses administered and the frequency with which blood clots can occur naturally, the available evidence does not suggest that the vaccine is the cause,” he said. Phil Bryan from the UK Medicines Agency (MHRA) according to a message.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said last week that there was no evidence that the cases of blood clots were caused by vaccination with AstraZeneca. – an assessment also endorsed by the World Health Organization WHO and the German Paul Ehrlich Institute. AstraZeneca said 15 cases of deep vein thrombosis and 22 cases of pulmonary embolism have been reported so far, which is comparable to other approved Covid-19 vaccines.
“In general, based on the current state of knowledge, it can be assumed that there is a high probability that there is no causal connection between vaccination and the few thromboembolic events; instead of causality, a coincidence should be assumed, that is , more likely than the cause, “explained Clemens Wendtner, chief physician for infectious diseases and tropical medicine at the Schwabing Clinic in Munich. Now it is “unfortunately another supposedly negative news in the world that damages the image of the vaccine and the vaccination campaign as a whole.”
