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Oxford Halts AstraZeneca Vaccine Study on Kids Amid Blood Clot Link Probe

April 7, 2021
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A UK trial testing the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on children and teenagers has been paused pending additional data from a probe by the UK’s medicines regulator on possible links with rare blood clotting issues in adults. University of Oxford’s Prof. Andrew Pollard said that there were “no safety…

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UK Reports Five Cases of Rare Blood Clots in 11 Million AstraZeneca Shots, Continues With Vaccine

March 18, 2021
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LONDON—Britain’s medicines regulator said there had been five cases of a rare type of blood clot in the brain among 11 million given AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine but said that it found the benefits of the shot far outweigh any possible risks. Concerns about reports of blood clots, along with low platelet levels, have led to…

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Danish Woman Who Died From Blood Clot After AstraZeneca Shot Had ‘Unusual Symptoms’, Agency Says

March 15, 2021
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COPENHAGEN—A 60-year-old Danish woman who died of a blood clot after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine had “highly unusual” symptoms, according to the Danish Medicines Agency. The woman had a low number of blood platelets and clots in small and large vessels, as well as bleeding, it said. A few similar cases were found in Norway…

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Netherlands Halts Use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

March 15, 2021
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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…

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Denmark, Norway, Iceland Suspend AstraZeneca COVID Shots After Blood Clot Reports

March 11, 2021
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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….

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