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Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and France have temporarily suspended use of the new coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca in the UK, following reports of blood clots. The European Union vaccination program is expected to be further delayed.
Major EU countries discontinue Astra vaccine, concerned about blood clots
Cyprus also announced that it would discontinue vaccination with AstraZeneca. Venezuela has announced that it will not allow the use of the vaccine. Indonesia has stopped distributing the vaccine as a measure until the investigation is completed. Meanwhile, Thailand has started distributing the vaccine.
The new vaccine could be available later this year or next, said Sumya Swaminasan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO). The new vaccines include types that do not require needles and types that can be stored at room temperature.
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According to Norwegian officials, one in three patients admitted on the 13th died of blood clots and bleeding after vaccination with AstraZeneca and a decrease in platelets. The condition of the other two is stable. All three were healthy before vaccination.
In these circumstances, the EU’s European Medicines Agency (EMA) reiterated the view that the benefits outweigh the risks of Astra vaccines.
Mexico urged the United States to change some of its stocks of AstraZeneca vaccines. Reuters quoted a diplomat and reported.
New infections are spreading again in countries like India and Italy. Maria Bankerkov, WHO’s chief technology officer, said the number of infected people worldwide increased by 11% last week.
Johns Hopkins University, USAAccording to the data, the number of infected people in the world exceeded 120 million and the number of deaths exceeded 2.66 million.According to Vaccine Tracker, there have been more than 381 million vaccinations worldwide.
Beijing, China will expand the vaccination target to people aged 60 and over who are in good physical condition.
Estonian Prime Minister Crow announced on the 15th in a Facebook post that the new corona test was positive. There are no symptoms other than a mild fever, and the condition is generally good.
Estonian Prime Minister Raven
China’s delegation to the UN said in a statement that it plans to give UN peacekeepers 300,000 doses of the corona vaccine for free.
In the United States, the rate of increase in infected people in the week ending 14 was 1.25%, the lowest since the start of the corona pandemic. It reached the lowest rate of increase for the second week in a row.
Original title:More Nations Stop Astra’s Shot; Japan PM gets jab: virus update （抜 粋）
EMA reiterates benefits AstraZeneca vaccine outweighs risks (1) （抜 粋）
(Update by adding information like China and Indonesia)
