Vaccine Impact – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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Sweden records 30,000 suspected side effects from Covid vaccines, with AstraZeneca’s jab linked to more than half of all reports

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021By Editor

An official tally of suspected side effects resulting from Covid vaccination in Sweden has surpassed 30,000, with the majority of cases occurring in people inoculated with AstraZeneca’s shot. … Read More >Sweden records 30,000 suspected side effects from Covid vaccines, with AstraZeneca’s jab linked to more than half of all reports

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Canada’s Ontario province halts use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after risk of blood clots proves higher than expected

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021By Editor

Health officials in Canada’s Ontario province have suspended use of the AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria Covid-19 vaccine, saying that escalating concerns over risks of blood clots merited a review amid increasing supplies of competing jabs. … Read More >Canada’s Ontario province halts use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after risk of blood clots proves higher than expected

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Slovakia suspends use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for first doses after blood clot-linked death of recipient

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021By Editor

Slovakia will halt its rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for people being given their first doses, its Health Ministry has said, after an inquiry into the death of a person who suffered blood clots after receiving the jab. … Read More >Slovakia suspends use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for first doses after blood clot-linked death of recipient

2 Brazilian states suspend giving Covid-19 vaccines to expectant mothers after death of pregnant AstraZeneca recipient

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021By Editor

The Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have excluded pregnant women from their Covid-19 vaccine rollouts after the medicines regulator published new advice following the death of an expectant mother. … Read More >2 Brazilian states suspend giving Covid-19 vaccines to expectant mothers after death of pregnant AstraZeneca recipient

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Covid-19 vaccines by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca should be excluded over potential side effects – Norwegian health experts

Posted on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021By Editor

The Institute of Public Health in Norway has recommended against the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, adding to a recommendation of permanently avoiding the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab over side effect fears. … Read More >Covid-19 vaccines by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca should be excluded over potential side effects – Norwegian health experts

Woman in Vietnam dies from anaphylaxis after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine – health ministry

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021By Editor

A 35-year-old female medical worker in Vietnam has died from anaphylaxis after being injected with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, in a “very rare” case of adverse reaction to the drug, the country’s health ministry has announced. … Read More >Woman in Vietnam dies from anaphylaxis after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine – health ministry

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Denmark to cancel Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine rollout, except on voluntary basis – reports

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021By Editor

Denmark will not include Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine in its Covid immunization program over blood-clot concerns, according to media reports. Authorities in Denmark are being extra cautious and excluding AstraZeneca’s vaccine too. … Read More >Denmark to cancel Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine rollout, except on voluntary basis – reports

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‘Safety of vaccine is paramount,’ Pfizer says regarding blood clot case in Australia, amid lingering concerns over side effects

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021By Editor

An Australian man was treated for blood clots days after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 shot. The company says there is no link between the vaccine and clotting, while a probe is underway amid broader concerns over side effects. … Read More >‘Safety of vaccine is paramount,’ Pfizer says regarding blood clot case in Australia, amid lingering concerns over side effects

3 people in Sri Lanka die of blood clots associated with AstraZeneca vaccine

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

The Sri Lankan health minister has informed parliament that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has led to three deaths, as well as three additional cases of non-fatal blood clotting. … Read More >3 people in Sri Lanka die of blood clots associated with AstraZeneca vaccine

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Blood-clotting illness PVT 30x more prevalent in Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 recipients than AstraZeneca – Oxford researchers

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

A potentially fatal blood-clotting disease is 30 times more common among people who have received the Covid-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer than those given the troubled AstraZeneca jab, researchers have found. … Read More >Blood-clotting illness PVT 30x more prevalent in Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 recipients than AstraZeneca – Oxford researchers