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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised his thumb after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. Photo = Yonhap News
In addition, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced on the 19th (local time) that they would receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, Reuters and AFP reported. Although the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded that the vaccine is “safe and effective”, it is interpreted with the intention of calming the anxiety of its citizens.
Prime Minister Merkel responded directly to the question that she would receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at a press conference that day. “I prefer to wait for my turn to come, but I will get the vaccine whatever happens,” he emphasized.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi also told a press conference: “I don’t have a vaccination schedule yet, but it’s time for my age to get vaccinated.” “My son also received the AstraZeneca vaccine yesterday in the UK,” he added.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recovered from Corona 19, also completed the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. He came off the shot and said, “He literally felt nothing. It was very good and very fast.”
Meanwhile, the day before, the EMA and the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency (MHRA) revealed that a causal relationship between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the side effects of blood clots has not been proven. .
The WHO also said on the 20th that “the AstraZeneca vaccine continues to receive positive reviews in the ‘benefit versus risk’ analysis” and “has tremendous potential to prevent infections and reduce death worldwide.”
Consequently, EU countries such as Germany, France and Italy have decided to resume vaccination against AstraZeneca, and the leaders of each country are vaccinating one after another. Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia also announced plans to resume vaccination.
Reporter Han-ah Na [email protected]
