The European Medicines Agency (EMA) claimed earlier that a preliminary probe found no evidence to support the fact that injections from a batch of the…
Denmark, according to a statement from the country’s Health Authority, blocked the use of its entire supply of the AstraZeneca jabs, followed by Iceland and Norway in announcements made on Thursday. On 8 March Austria announced that it had suspended the use of a batch of AstraZeneca jabs after a 49-year-old nurse died of « severe blood coagulation problems » several days after receiving a shot. Another inoculated patient, believed to be recovering, was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism after an AstraZeneca jab. As of 9 March, 22 cases of blood clots had been registered out of more than three million people vaccinated in the European Economic Area, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). However, the EMA added that there is no compelling evidence to support claims that the batch, labelled ABV5300, caused the conditions. EU Medicines Agency (@EMA_News) March 10, 2021 Speaking for the UK, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Thursday that London is certain that AstraZeneca vaccine is safe for use.
