WHO has stated international locations ought to proceed to make use of the vaccine whereas additionally set to carry an skilled assembly immediately on the problem
PARIS: A dozen international locations, together with France, Italy and Germany, have suspended AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 photographs due to fears over blood clots and different potential unwanted effects.
Forward of Tuesday’s World Well being Group consultants assembly, the corporate has insisted there isn’t any threat and the WHO has stated international locations ought to proceed to make use of the vaccine.
Here’s a recap:
Nordic international locations sound alarm
Denmark is the primary nation on March 11 to say it should droop use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a precautionary measure over fears of blood clots in vaccinated individuals.
Iceland and Norway comply with the identical day, quickly suspending use.
On Monday, a well being employee in Norway dies of a mind haemorrhage after receiving the vaccine, although no direct hyperlink to the jab has been established, well being authorities say.
It’s the second such fatality inside a number of days within the nation.
Checklist grows
On Friday, Bulgaria suspends the usage of the vaccine because it investigates the demise of a girl with a number of underlying situations who lately obtained the jab.
An preliminary probe had urged the girl died from coronary heart failure and an post-mortem discovered no hyperlink with the vaccination.
Thailand abruptly delays the beginning of its rollout of the vaccine, stopping Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha from getting the primary jab.
And the Democratic Republic of Congo, additionally because of begin administering the vaccine, postpones its marketing campaign citing “precautionary measures”.
Eire and the Netherlands be a part of the checklist Sunday, adopted by Indonesia after which Germany, Italy, France, Slovenia, Spain and Latvia on Monday.
Saying its determination, the German well being ministry says a better look is critical after the reported blood clotting incidents in Europe.
Late Monday, Venezuela’s vice-president additionally stated the nation wouldn’t approve the vaccine to be used, citing “issues” these inoculated had skilled.
Suspending batches
The primary suspension of a batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine is introduced by Austria on March 8, following the demise of a 49-year-old nurse from “extreme bleeding issues” days after receiving it.
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Luxembourg additionally droop the usage of doses from the identical batch, which has been delivered to 17 international locations and included a million vaccines.
Italy’s medicines regulator on March 11 additionally bans the usage of a batch as a precaution, triggering an identical determination from Romania.
And on March 14, Italy’s northern Piedmont area suspends use of the vaccine after the demise of a trainer who had obtained it the day earlier than, with a nationwide postponement coming a day later.
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