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Several other European countries, including Bulgaria, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, and Norway, have previously discontinued vaccines against AstraZeneca for similar reasons.
Germany’s Health Ministry says it has suspended the emergency Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since Monday in consultation with the German immunization authorities.
“This is not a political decision,” said Jens Spahan, Germany’s health minister.
“We are all aware of the consequences of this decision and we do not take it lightly.”
Immediately after Germany announced the suspension of the vaccine, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine starting Tuesday afternoon, saying that vaccination would be suspended until further advice came from the European Medicines Agency ( EMA).
Italy has also increased the scope of its sanctions.
Just one day earlier, the Netherlands had suspended vaccination against AstraZeneca until March 29.
Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has repeatedly said that they have yet to find “evidence of blood clotting” in the side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The WHO said it was investigating the side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine. And it is more important to continue vaccination activities without stopping now.
According to the BBC, there have been several cases of blood clots in Europe after the AstraZeneca vaccine. However, experts say that the number of blood clot cases in Europe at other times has remained the same, even after vaccination.
AstraZeneca authorities say more than 16 million people have been vaccinated so far, including in EU countries and the UK. There were fewer than 40 cases of blood clots last week.
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