AstraZeneca Plc’s European vaccine nightmare is worsening, with a number of countries halting shots over safety fears as further delivery delays prompt governments around the world to hoard doses they’ve
The WHO has sought to downplay safety concerns, saying last week that there is no link between the shot and an increased risk of developing blood clots.
Sweden has joined Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland and the Netherlands in temporarily suspending use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, adding to a list of countries concerned about the jab. But the UK’s health regulator has said the public should still get the jab with Boris Johnson saying the UK’s medicines regulator sees “no reason to discontinue” the vaccine. Here we take a look at the key questions surrounding the situation. What.