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Amid concerns over possible side-effects, Greece stands by Oxford vaccine
With a spate of EU countries having suspended administration of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to inconclusive indications of a possible connection of the vaccine to thrombosis in a minuscule percentage of those who received the vaccine, Greece has said it will continue to use it in its ongoing rollout.
CNCAV: Romania will continue vaccination campaign with all vaccines authorized at European level
In Romania, the immunization campaign will continue with all the vaccines against COVID-19 currently authorized at the European level, according to the National Coordinating Committee for Vaccination Activities against COVID-19 (CNCAV).
Slovenia temporarily halts AstraZeneca vaccine use
Ljubljana – Slovenia has decided to temporarily halt the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine pending a decision by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Health Minister Janez Poklukar said Monday the Slovenian expert group for vaccines had not found reasonable grounds to stop using the jab.
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WHO experts to meet on AstraZeneca shot as virus cases surge
WHO safety experts prepared to meet on March 16 over the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine whose rollout has been halted in several European countries over blood clot fears, imperilling the pandemic fight as infection rates surge.
Slovenian experts say no reasons to suspend vaccination with AstraZeneca
Ljubljana – The Covid-19 vaccination advisory group of the National Public Health Institute (NIJZ) has said that, for the time being, there are not reasons to suspend vaccination with any of the Covid-19 vaccines, with monitoring showing that they do not cause blood clots and, if they do, this happens very rarely.
WHO lists Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization on March 12 listed the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) for emergency use in all countries, saying that more than 335 million jabs have been safely administered worldwide to date.
CNCAV specialists: No reasons to interrupt vaccination with AstraZeneca
Specialists of the National Committee for the Coordination of anti-COVID-19 Vaccination Activities (CNCAV) state that "there are no scientific and regulatory reasons for discontinuing the vaccination with AstraZeneca." A debate on this topic was organized on the 'Ro Vaccinare' official Facebook page.
Fatal Emergency Precipitated Urgent Suspension of AstraZeneca Vaccine in Bulgaria
The urgent suspension of immunizations with AstraZeneca vaccine in Bulgaria stems from an emergency case.
"The decision to stop vaccination with Astra Zeneca results from a fatality in a woman 57 years old with many comorbidities. We await the conclusion of the forensics. There is definitely no thrombus formation diagnosed.
Bulgaria, Romania Order Halt to AstraZeneca Vaccines
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, on Friday ordered the suspension of vaccination with AstraZeneca until the European Medicines Agency rules that inoculation with the vaccine is not linked to blood clots suffered by some people who recently took the jab.
Bulgaria’s PM Orders Suspension of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov ordered the immunizations with the AstraZeneca vaccine to be suspended, until the European Medicines Agency assuages all doubts about its safety by written statement.