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Denmark to share AstraZeneca Covid vaccines with poorer nations after declaring jabs too dangerous for Danes – WHO

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The Danish Health Authority is exploring sending its AstraZeneca Covid vaccines to poorer nations, despite flagging the jab as having a “real risk of severe side effects,” according to the World Health Organization (WHO). … Read More >Denmark to share AstraZeneca Covid vaccines with poorer nations after declaring jabs too dangerous for Danes – WHO

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‘Moral objection’: Poland’s Catholics warned against AstraZeneca and J&J Covid-19 jabs over use of cells linked to aborted fetuses

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Catholics should avoid use of Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca coronavirus jabs as they utilize abortion-derived cells during the manufacturing process, the chairman of Poland’s Catholic Church bioethics expert team has said. … Read More >‘Moral objection’: Poland’s Catholics warned against AstraZeneca and J&J Covid-19 jabs over use of cells linked to aborted fetuses

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Denmark becomes 1st European country to completely halt use of AstraZeneca jab over ‘real risk of severe side effects’

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AstraZeneca’s increasingly scrutinized Covid-19 vaccine has been permanently discontinued in Denmark following investigations that linked the jabs to rare blood clotting. … Read More >Denmark becomes 1st European country to completely halt use of AstraZeneca jab over ‘real risk of severe side effects’

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Dublin says limiting use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab will have ‘minimal impact’ on vaccine rollout

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Irish health officials have dismissed claims that the new restrictions limiting the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to those aged 60 and over will have a considerable impact on the country’s vaccine rollout. … Read More >Dublin says limiting use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab will have ‘minimal impact’ on vaccine rollout

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Australia refuses to buy J&J vaccine due to AstraZeneca similarities, as both firms are scrutinized over blood clots

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Australia has declined to purchase a vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, because its mechanism is similar to the one used in AstraZeneca’s jab. Both vaccines are currently being investigated for links to blood clots. … Read More >Australia refuses to buy J&J vaccine due to AstraZeneca similarities, as both firms are scrutinized over blood clots

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EU drug regulator reviewing 5 cases of NEW blood condition in AstraZeneca Covid vaccine recipients amid possible link to jab

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Five cases of a very rare blood disorder in people who have received the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca are being reviewed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the EU’s drug regulator has said. … Read More >EU drug regulator reviewing 5 cases of NEW blood condition in AstraZeneca Covid vaccine recipients amid possible link to jab

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Netherlands, Portugal latest to ditch AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for under-60s after EMA blood-clot review

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Portugal and the Netherlands have become the latest countries to restrict their rollouts of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca after a review by the EU’s drug regulator found blood clots can be a very rare side effect. … Read More >Netherlands, Portugal latest to ditch AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for under-60s after EMA blood-clot review

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South Korea suspends use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in people under 60 ahead of EU blood clot review results

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Health chiefs in South Korea have announced the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for the under-60s, pending the results of a review by the EU’s drug regulator into the jab’s safety. … Read More >South Korea suspends use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in people under 60 ahead of EU blood clot review results

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EU drugs regulator finds possible link between AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine and ‘very rare cases of unusual blood clots’

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AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, should include a warning about the risk of blood clots as one of the jab’s very rare side effects, the EU’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has said. … Read More >EU drugs regulator finds possible link between AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine and ‘very rare cases of unusual blood clots’