List: 16 countries that have suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
Reports of possible side effects of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine have forced some European countries to suspend the use of the jab until further notice.
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This is coming after reports that people who received the vaccine in a number of countries developed blood clots after been vaccinated.
Following these rather disturbing developments, health authorities in various countries have suspended the use of the vaccine pending an investigation to determine whether there is a link between the shots and blood clots.
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Below is the list of countries that have stopped the rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, according to Euronews:
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1. Denmark
This was the first country to announce its suspension after the Danish health authority received cases of blood clots among people who had received the vaccine.
2. Norway
The Norwegian health authority said it would also suspend vaccination hours after the report from Denmark.
3. Iceland
After Denmark had suspended the use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in its country, Iceland followed next.
4. Austria
Austria announced it had suspended the vaccine after a 49-year-old nurse died of severe blood coagulation problems after receiving the jab.
5. Australia
Following the death of one Australian woman and the hospitalisation of another the country's health authorities suspended the inoculation of citizens.
6. Estonia
7. Latvia
8. Lithuania
9. Luxembourg
10. Ireland
11. Netherlands
12. Bulgaria
13. Germany
14. Spain
Carolina Darias, the Spanish health minister during a nationally televised news conference announced that the country will stop using the vaccine for two weeks.
15. France
16. Italy
According to Sky News, the German health ministry said the measure was a precaution amid concerns of blood clots.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that following reported cases of possible side effects of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in many countries, the federal government has reacted.
The government on Thursday, March 11, said that the country is yet to observe any similar adverse reactions to the vaccine following the vaccination exercise that kicked-off earlier this month.
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) issued the clarification in a series of tweets via its official handle @NphcdaNG.
In a related development, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, assured Nigerians that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe.
He said President Buhari did not suffer any side effect after getting his jab on Saturday, March 6. In a series of tweets on his official Twitter account, Shehu stated that Buhari “felt normal and went about doing his job” after he was vaccinated.
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