AMSTERDAM—The Netherlands on Sunday joined a fast-growing list of countries suspending use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection. The vaccine will not be used until at least March 29 as a precaution, the Dutch government said in a statement. The announcement will lead to delays in rolling…
AstraZeneca Finds No Evidence Showing Increased Risk of Blood Clots With COVID-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca Plc on Sunday said it had conducted a review of people vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine which has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots. The review covered more than 17 million people vaccinated in the European Union and United Kingdom. “A careful review of all available safety data of more…
Updates on CCP Virus: Paris May Face New Lockdown as ICUs Fill Up
Officials say the Paris region may be headed toward a new lockdown as new variants of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, fill up intensive care units and limited vaccine supplies drag down inoculation efforts. The French government has been relying on curfews for months—along with the long-term closures of…
Updates on CCP Virus: French Must Avoid Lockdown, PM Says
France must do everything to avoid a new lockdown as pressure on hospitals grows, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Sunday as the country reported more than 26,000 new cases of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. The French government has so far resisted pressure from some health experts…
Ireland Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine Amid Blood Clot Reports
LONDON—Irish health officials on Sunday recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway. Dr. Ronan Glynn, Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer, said the recommendation was made after Norway’s medicines agency reported four cases of blood clotting in adults after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. He said…
Canadian Bishops Issue Clarification on Notice Regarding AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Vaccines
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) clarified on March 11 regarding an earlier notice they sent to Catholics, recommending the choice of alternatives over the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines due to their use of “abortion-derived cell lines in their development, production, and confirmatory testing.” “This Note was published in response to…
Denmark, Norway, Iceland Suspend AstraZeneca COVID Shots After Blood Clot Reports
COPENHAGEN—Health authorities in Denmark, Norway, and Iceland on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots following reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who had been vaccinated. Austria earlier stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism….
South Korea Extends Use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to People Aged 65 and Over
SEOUL—South Korea will extend vaccination for people aged 65 years and older with AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to ramp up its immunisation drive, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a government meeting on Thursday. The country has been rolling out the vaccine since the last week of February, beginning with the elderly and health workers, but had…
Quebec to Go Against Advice From National Vaccine Panel and Give AstraZeneca to 65+
MONTREAL—Quebec said Monday it will administer the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to seniors, despite Canada’s national vaccine expert panel recommending against its use for people over the age of 65. The province’s vaccine expert committee is recommending that all approved vaccines be used immediately to prevent deaths and hospitalizations, the Health Department said in a…
Austria Suspends AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Batch After Death
ZURICH—Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and the illness of another after the shots, a health agency said on Sunday. “The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has received two reports in a temporal connection with a…
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