Italy, Germany and France have all suspended the use of the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine.The EU countries have taken the temporary measure following a handfu.
The Netherlands, the Irish Republic, Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria and Iceland have also temporarily halted the AstraZeneca vaccine, while the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia have postponed the launch of their rollouts.
Germany, France and Italy on Monday joined several European nations in blocking the roll out of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after several cases of blood clotting were reported in those who took the jab.Germany s Health Ministry announced it .