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18 countries stopped using AstraZeneca s vaccine as investigators look into reports of blood clots.
Blood clots are the third most common cardiovascular disease globally, the WHO said.
The World Health Organization recommends countries continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Eighteen countries, including Germany and Italy, paused the use of AstraZeneca s vaccine as investigators look into reports of blood clots in recipients.
In a statement released Wednesday morning, WHO said COVID-19 vaccine will not reduce illness or death from other causes. The organization stated venous thromboembolism, or blood clots in the veins, is the third most common cardiovascular disease globally.
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After vaccine freeze, European countries seek a quick thaw
ANGELA CHARLTON and LORNE COOK, Associated Press
March 17, 2021
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1of17A woman pick up a vial of AstraZeneca vaccine from the box Tuesday from a fridge while a box Monday is seen at left, in a vaccination center in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwestern France, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. With coronavirus cases rising in many places, governments faced the grimmest of dilemmas Tuesday: push on with a vaccine that is known to save lives or suspend use of AstraZeneca over reports of dangerous blood clots in a few recipients, even as the European regulator said there was no indication the shot was responsible.Bob Edme/APShow MoreShow Less
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Have European countries made a mistake in halting AstraZeneca shots? Here’s what health experts say
Within the space of a few days, the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has ground to a standstill in virtually all of western Europe.
France, Spain, Germany, Italy and more than a dozen other countries have paused rollout of the shot, calling it a precautionary measure following concerns that it could be linked to blood clots; decisions that go against the advice of global health agencies.
A few countries have stood by the vaccine including the United Kingdom, where more than 11 million doses have already been administered, and where real-world data has shown vaccines are reducing infections and hospitalizations.
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