COVID-19 in Canada: Will AstraZeneca reversal spread vaccine hesitancy?
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Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine
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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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After virtually all of western Europe temporarily suspended the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca s Covid-19 vaccine, the continent s top medicines regulator struck out against safety concerns around the shot, saying there is no indication that it causes blood clots and that its lifesaving benefits outweigh the risk of any potential side effects.
The backing from Emer Cooke, executive director of the European Medicines Agency, came after France, Spain, Germany, Italy and more than a dozen other countries halted use of the vaccine, even as the continent confronts a third wave of the pandemic and faces criticism over sluggish vaccination rollout campaigns.