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11 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Health authorities in Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots following reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who had been vaccinated reut.rs/38vNL8u 1/5
Austria earlier stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism 2/5
The European medicine regulator EMA said the vaccine’s benefits outweighed its risks and could continue to be administered. Europe is struggling to speed up a vaccine rollout after delivery delays from Pfizer and AstraZeneca 3/5
Denmark suspended the shots for two weeks after a 60-year-old woman, who was given an AstraZeneca shot from the same batch used in Austria, formed a blood clot and died, Danish health authorities said 4/5
Their response was also prompted by reports 'of possible serious side effects' from other European countries. Read the full story reut.rs/38vNL8u 5/5

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