Netherlands suspends use of ‘AstraZeneca’ vaccine against Corona

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The Dutch government has announced that it will suspend the use of the anti-corona virus vaccine “AstraZeneca” until the end of this month, as a precautionary measure.

Moscow – Sputnik. The government said in a statement on Sunday: “Based on new information, the Dutch Medicines Authority has advised, as a precautionary measure and pending further investigation, to suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus “.

The statement added: “More than 43,000 vaccination appointments have been canceled, in the context of the suspension decision.”

The statement said: “This step, which follows a similar decision taken by Ireland earlier on Sunday, is based on reports from Denmark and Norway on potentially dangerous side effects of the vaccine.”

Ireland announced on Sunday that it had decided to suspend use of the vaccine, “after repeated reports of serious complications to some of those who had received it.”

And Norwegian health officials said on Saturday that three of their health workers had recently received the vaccine and were being treated in hospitals due to bleeding, blood clots and low platelet counts.

And the European Medicines Agency confirmed in a statement earlier that “the position of the Agency’s safety committee is that the benefits of the vaccine always outweigh its risks and that it can continue to be used for that stroke cases are being investigated. . “