Denmark reports two cases of serious illness, including one death, after AstraZeneca shot
Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. The two, both hospital staff members, had received the AstraZeneca vaccine less than 14 days before getting ill, the authority that runs public hospitals in Copenhagen said. The Danish […]
Countries should continue using AstraZeneca vaccine for now ― WHO
Countries should continue using AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after many governments halted rollouts because of blood clot fears. “We do not want people to panic and we would, for the time being, recommend that countries continue vaccinating with AstraZeneca,” WHO chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, told a press briefing. Her […]
Canadian PM urges citizens to take ‘safe’ AstraZeneca shot
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday urged Canadians to take the AstraZeneca vaccine, in response to reports of hesitancy after several nations halted its rollout over fears of blood clots and other side effects. “Our experts and scientists have spent an awful lot of time making sure that every vaccine approved in Canada is both […]
AstraZeneca vaccine not linked to clotting ― Co-developer
The director of the Oxford Vaccine Group on Monday said there was no link between the jab it developed with AstraZeneca and blood clotting, after several countries suspended its use. Andrew Pollard said there was “very reassuring evidence that there is no increase in a blood clot phenomenon here in the UK, where most of […]
AstraZeneca says no evidence of clot risk as more vaccinations halted
AstraZeneca said on Sunday there is “no evidence” its Covid-19 vaccine increases the risk of blood clots, as Ireland joined a number of European countries suspending its use as a precautionary step. Officials in Ireland and one region of Italy temporarily halted AstraZeneca vaccinations following reports of clotting and the death of a teacher in […]
AstraZeneca on back foot again over vaccine safety fears
Dogged already by rows with European politicians, AstraZeneca was forced anew to defend its coronavirus vaccine on Friday over concerns about a potential link to blood clots. The decision of some countries in Europe and Asia to suspend their use of the Covid-19 jab was extra bad news for the UK-based pharmaceutical company, which has […]
