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An unspecified woman died Sunday in the town of Bjela, north of Turin.
“This is an extreme preventive measure while we await data on whether there is a causal link between the vaccine and this death,” said Luigi Genesio Icardi, health adviser for the region.
Last Thursday, Italy decided to stop vaccinating a batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine for fear of blood clots.
On Sunday, Health Ministry inspectors arrived in Sicily to investigate the death of a 43-year-old soldier last Tuesday after he was vaccinated. The autopsy was carried out on Saturday in a hospital in Catania.
Several countries, including Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Bulgaria, have stopped using the vaccine for fear that one of its side effects is the formation of blood clots.
WHO has previously stated that its Advisory Committee on Vaccines is reviewing safety data. However, the organization emphasizes that there is currently no causal link between this vaccine and clots. The pharmaceutical company itself also claims that the vaccine is safe.
