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Italy bans AstraZeneca batch and Norway suspends jab’s rollout over concerns it caused fatal blood clots

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Health regulators in Norway have put the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine on hold and Italy has banned a batch of the jab as officials in Denmark and Austria investigate 1 fatality in each country among reported recipients. … Read More >Italy bans AstraZeneca batch and Norway suspends jab’s rollout over concerns it caused fatal blood clots

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EU drug regulator investigating 30 reports of blood-clotting linked to AstraZeneca jab as states halt rollout of Covid vaccine

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday that it was investigating after two people inoculated from the same batch of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine died from blood clotting and several countries stopped using the jabs. … Read More >EU drug regulator investigating 30 reports of blood-clotting linked to AstraZeneca jab as states halt rollout of Covid vaccine

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Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia suspend AstraZeneca Covid vaccine after reports of potentially fatal blood clots

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The rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia has been suspended as the health authorities investigate a possibly serious side effect in the form of fatal blood clots. … Read More >Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia suspend AstraZeneca Covid vaccine after reports of potentially fatal blood clots

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‘No indication’ AstraZeneca Covid vaccine causes death, EU drug regulator says after Austria pauses rollout over safety fears

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There is no evidence so far to link the death and illness of two people in Austria to their vaccination with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said after a preliminary review of the batch used. … Read More >‘No indication’ AstraZeneca Covid vaccine causes death, EU drug regulator says after Austria pauses rollout over safety fears

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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine batch at the center of Austrian death investigation went to 16 other European countries

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A batch of AstraZeneca Covid vaccines, which Austria has stopped using while it investigates the death and illness of two people who had the shot, was received by 16 other European countries, senior health officials have said. … Read More >AstraZeneca Covid vaccine batch at the center of Austrian death investigation went to 16 other European countries

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EU’s von der Leyen threatens further Covid vaccine export controls, says AstraZeneca supplied less than 10% of agreed jabs

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The EU will prevent future exports of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines leaving the bloc unless the drugmaker significantly steps up its supply efforts, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warned on Monday. … Read More >EU’s von der Leyen threatens further Covid vaccine export controls, says AstraZeneca supplied less than 10% of agreed jabs

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Italy latest EU govt to approve AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine for over-65s as efficacy fears subside

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The Italian government has approved the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, the health ministry has said, a month after Italy and other EU states barred the elderly from getting the jab amid efficacy fears. … Read More >Italy latest EU govt to approve AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine for over-65s as efficacy fears subside

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South Korean government investigates 7 deaths that followed Covid-19 vaccination with AstraZeneca’s jab

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South Korea finished its first week of rolling out long-awaited Covid-19 inoculations in the country with thousands of suspected adverse reactions to AstraZeneca’s vaccine, seven of which resulted in deaths. … Read More >South Korean government investigates 7 deaths that followed Covid-19 vaccination with AstraZeneca’s jab