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The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) of the World Health Organization (WHO) is carefully evaluating reports on risks related to the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, according to a report from Sputnik.
Several European states have suspended vaccination with the drug AstraZeneca as a precaution after reports of serious side effects emerged, including blood clots, Sputnik reported.
However, the European Medicines Agency said there is currently no indication that the reported negative effects were caused by the vaccine.
“GACVS is carefully evaluating current reports on the AstraZeneca vaccine. As soon as WHO gains a full understanding of these events, the findings and any changes to the current recommendations will be immediately communicated to the public,” the spokesperson said Thursday. the night as quoted by Sputnik.
“The information available to date indicates that the number of thromboembolic events in vaccinated people is not higher than that observed in the general population. The Committee further noted that the vaccine can continue to be administered while the investigation of cases of thromboembolic events continues.” the spokesperson.
Canada has also said that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe even when Denmark and Norway temporarily suspended its use.
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“Health Canada is aware of reports of adverse events in Europe following immunization with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and would like to assure Canadians that the benefits of the vaccine continue to outweigh its risks,” the health department said. it’s a statement.
“At this time, there is no indication that the vaccine caused these events,” he said.
Canada received 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca made at the Serum Institute of India last week and expects to receive 1.5 million more by May.
“To date, no adverse events related to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine … have been reported to Health Canada or the Public Health Agency of Canada,” the statement said.
The WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
So far, more than 118.34 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with more than 2.62 million deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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