Denmark: health official passed out in p …

Danish Medicines Agency director Tanja Erichsen fainted at press conference in which he would announce that the use of the Astrazeneca / Oxford vaccine was suspended in his country.

Erichsen fell to the ground while another official communicated the Nordic country’s decision. The official broke down and immediately three men helped her, lifting her legs to improve blood pressure. Hours later, the government confirmed the woman was out of danger, despite having been hospitalized for medical examinations.

Besides fainting, this wasn’t just another conference in Denmark: AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine has been announced for permanent scrapping due to its rare but “serious” side effects. In this way, the Nordic country becomes the first European country to do so, despite authorizations from the continental regulator and the World Health Organization to continue using it.

“The vaccination campaign in Denmark it continues without the doses of AstraZeneca, “National Health Agency director Soren Brostrom said after his colleague fainted.” There is a possible cross-reaction between the vaccine and a low number of platelets. We also know that there is a temporary connection. The reaction occurs one to ten days after inoculation with AstraZeneca, ”he said.

In Denmark, according to official figures, most of the population at risk has already been vaccinated. The health officer of this country considered that the Astrazeneca vaccine has advantages of the vaccine that outweigh the risks, but given a favorable pandemic scenario, it was decided to withhold these doses. For their part, most European countries which had suspended the use of this vaccine have resumed its use, but by setting an age limit.