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EU countries discontinue vaccination with AstraZeneca one after another
The Netherlands and Ireland, following other EU states, suspend the vaccination of the population against COVID-19 with the drug from the company AstraZeneca.
The authorities in the Netherlands and Ireland temporarily suspend the use of the vaccine from the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca to immunize the population against the coronavirus. The corresponding communications were published on Sunday, March 14.
So, the Netherlands Ministry of Health decided to suspend the COVID vaccination with AstraZeneca for two weeks due to information about the formation of blood clots in those vaccinated.
“The Dutch Agency for Drug Evaluation has recommended that the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine be discontinued as a precautionary measure. <...> The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports decided to approve this recommendation and not use the vaccine until March 28 inclusive, “the ministry’s press service said.
The Irish National Advisory Committee on Immunization has issued a similar recommendation.
In relation to the appearance of new information and awaiting more data from the EMA (European Medicines Agency – ed.), As a precaution, it is recommended to temporarily postpone the use of the Astrazeneca vaccine against coronavirus as of today, March 14 from 2021., “release.
At the same time, it is indicated that the information that such a vaccine leads to the formation of blood clots in the human body is being verified.
As reported, Norway, Denmark, Austria and other EU countries have suspended vaccination against coronavirus with the drug AstraZeneca following the emergence of data on the formation of blood clots in those vaccinated.
In this regard, the developer company issued a statement in which it assured the public of the safety of its vaccine.
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