WHO assessing AstraZeneca vaccine
The UK public have been urged to get their coronavirus vaccines despite the AstraZeneca jab being suspended in several countries amid concern around blood clots.
The vaccine’s manufacturer has insisted their jab is safe and the UK’s medicines regulator has said the available evidence “does not suggest the vaccine is the cause” of clots.
Ireland announced on Sunday it was suspending use of the jabs as a “precautionary step” following reports of serious clotting in adults in Norway which left four people in hospital. The Netehrlands also said on Sunday it was suspending use of the jab as a preaution for two weeks.
But the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said a review of available data of more than 17 million people who have been vaccinated across the UK and EU has shown no evidence of an increased risk.
Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine over blood clotting concerns
The Netherlands has suspended the use of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca-University of Oxford over blood clotting concerns even as the pharmaceutical company claims that review of safety data of people vaccinated so far has shown no evidence of it.
With this, Netherlands has joined several other nations, including Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria and Iceland and Thailand who have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine.
Samuel Osborne15 March 2021 08:14
Public urged to get coronavirus vaccine despite more countries suspending use of AstraZeneca jab
People across the UK have been urged to get their coronavirus vaccine, despite a growing list of countries temporarily suspending use of the AstraZeneca jab amid concern around blood clots.
The vaccine’s manufacturer has insisted it is safe, saying a review of available data of more than 17 million people who have been vaccinated across the UK and EU has shown no evidence of an increased risk.
After Ireland announced on Sunday that it was suspending use of the jabs as a “precautionary step”, the UK’s medicines regulator said the available evidence “does not suggest the vaccine is the cause” of clots.
The Netherlands also said on Sunday that it was suspending use of the vaccinations as a precaution for two weeks, and several other European countries have already temporarily suspended use of the jabs.
Samuel Osborne15 March 2021 07:52
Good morning and welcome to the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic.
Samuel Osborne15 March 2021 07:42
