DENMARK has halted the rollout of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine following severe cases of blood clots in people who had received the jab. It has not been confirmed that the report of a blood clot, in Denmark, was caused by the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, says Dr Phil Bryan, MHRA, Vaccine Safety Lead.
Denmark and Norway join European nations recommending against AstraZeneca vaccine for older people
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James Frater, Arnaud Siad and Vasco Cotovio, CNN
Published Feb 5, 2021 1:30:22 AM
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(CNN) - Denmark and Norway have joined a slew of European nations saying they won t give the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to people over 65, their national health agencies confirmed on Thursday.
Both cited a lack of data available on the use of the vaccine in older groups. We have reviewed the documentation, and until we have seen more data on efficacy among the elderly, it is our recommendation that the vaccine from AstraZeneca should first and foremost be an offer for people under 65, Bolette Søborg from Denmark’s National Board of Health said in a statement.
Cuba will implement a nightly curfew in Havana to combat Covid-19 spread
From CNN s Patrick Oppmann
A woman walks near a graffiti with the Cuban flag in Havana, on January 12, 2021. Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images
Cuba s capital city Havana will implement a nightly curfew starting Friday, according to the island s state-run media.
People will not be able to leave their homes after 9 p.m. local time without special permission, according to Luis Torres, the president of Havana s defense council, as reported by the government Radio Rebelde station.
Officials did not say how long the curfew would last.
Cuba is experiencing its highest spike in Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with the largest concentration of cases being in Havana. The island has a total of 30,345 confirmed cases and 225 Covid-19 related deaths according to John Hopkins University.