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The Public Health Agency writes this on their website.
– The decision is made as a precautionary decision, says state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.
Therefore, the country agrees with the decision recently made by several other countries, following signs that the vaccine may cause possible serious side effects. Suspicious side effects are blood clots, in combination with low platelet levels. This is still under investigation and it has not been concluded that the vaccine is the culprit of the disease cases.
For Swedish TV4, Tegnell says there have been reports of other types of side effects besides blood clots. He refers to it as a few cases of serious and unexpected blood-related side effects, according to Aftonbladet.
There will be a few cases, and the first ones were reported on Friday.
– We are eager to understand more
Snur
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently investigating the possible side effects of the vaccine, and Sweden has chosen to suspend vaccination with AstraZeneca until the conclusion of the EMA is available.
Last Friday, Tegnell said Sweden would continue vaccination with AstraZeneca, even though the vaccine is under investigation, Aftonbladet writes.
– I have received information that the EMA has determined that there is nothing wrong with the delivery of this vaccine. Okay, Tegnell said then.
On Tuesday, he turned on his heel:
– There is good knowledge about the vaccine, but it is even more important that we now stop vaccination until the EMA investigates whether these events may be related to vaccination, Tegnell said Tuesday.
Ronny Lestander, vaccine coordinator for the Västerbotten region, tells Aftonbladet that information about the breakout reached the region at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
He emphasizes that he fully understands that the authorities will wait while the investigations are carried out, but believes that it is regrettable that the regions have not been warned.
– Yesterday we received information that it was okay to continue, so it looks like this is something that must have turned up overnight, says Lestander.
Deceased
AstraZeneca Nordic Press Director Christina Malmberg takes note of the decision, NTB writes
– We take note of this decision. We respect that the expert authorities of each country must make their own decisions based on local conditions, he tells TT.
The graph showing that it is urgent
Norway decided to pause vaccination on Thursday.
One of the healthcare workers who recently entered Rikshospitalet after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine died on Sunday.
Germany, France and Italy also recently decided to stop vaccination with AstraZeneca. Previously, Denmark, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Ireland, among others, have done the same, as precautionary measures pending clarification.
