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No link has been found between the AstraZeneca vaccine and thrombosis by the PRAC Committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). It is still unclear whether there is a link between very rare forms of thrombosis and the vaccine.

It is still unclear whether there is a link between very rare forms of thrombosis and the vaccine.

The national committee for vaccinating against COVID (CNCAV) informs that within the last 24 hours there were 51,925 vaccine doses administered, of which 38,613 - Pfizer, 6,369 - Moderna and 6,943 - AstraZeneca, according to the data published by the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), through the National Electronic Vaccination Registry.

Europe's medical regulator is set to give its verdict on the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Thursday, following a chaotic few weeks that has seen nations suspend its use over blood clot fears.

Turkey's health minister said early on March 18 that 4.5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the country this month.

Speaking after a meeting of the country's Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board, Fahrettin Koca said the first 58,000 doses of the vaccine, which will be used in tests, have arrived in Turkey.

The Greek PM said Greece would continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine

Brussels – Slovenia has ordered 90% of the vaccines it is entitled to in the first and second quarter of the year on a pro rata basis. In December, it did not put in an order for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine during a second round of joint EU purchasing, show figures from the EU’s vaccination steering board.

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.

Many countries have temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after reports that some people developed blood clots, although there is no proof that the shot was responsible. Here's a look at what we know and what we don't, presented by FRANCE 24 and AP.

The European Commission and Pfizer/BioNTech, reached an agreement to accelerate the delivery of 10 million vaccine doses in the second quarter of this year.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said:

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).