Stop AZ vaccination in 9 European countries … Italy and Denmark also join

Check-in 2021.03.12 08:12 | Revision 2021.03.12 08:18

The health authorities of Denmark, Norway, Italy and Iceland announced on the 11th (local time) that the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will temporarily suspend the use of a new vaccine against coronavirus infection (Corona 19). As a result of reports that blood clots had formed in some of those who received the vaccine, they took such measures as a preventive measure. As a result, nine countries in Europe have stopped vaccinating the vaccine.

According to the BBC, Danish authorities said in an announcement that day, “there have been cases of severe blood clotting after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine” and that the vaccine will be discontinued for the next 14 days. Authorities said these measures are only taken prophylactically. “At this time, it is not possible to conclude whether there is a link between this vaccine and blood clots. Research is needed.”

Norwegian authorities also raised concerns that day and said they would stop using the AstraZeneca vaccine while waiting for more information. Italy and Iceland also took the same steps on this day.

Austrian authorities said on the 7th that a 49-year-old nurse died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine at a clinic in the northern region of Zvetl from a “severe blood clotting disorder.” A 35-year-old nurse from the same clinic said she was receiving a vaccine and was receiving hospital treatment because she had a pulmonary embolism, where blood clots block the pulmonary blood vessels. Authorities have declared a temporary suspension of vaccination, saying they will not supply the remaining stock of the vaccine. After the announcement in Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Latvia stopped vaccinating the vaccine.

In a statement that day, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which oversees the European Union (EU) vaccine policy, reiterated its current position that “there is no evidence that the AstraZeneca vaccine caused the diseases in question. “. The EMA said the day before that “related diseases were not identified as side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the first place” and “the inventory is unlikely to be faulty, but the inventory has also been investigated.”

Great Britain, Sweden, France and Spain have announced that they will continue to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. AstraZeneca said: “Patient safety is a top priority.”