Copenhagen [Denmark], April 14 (ANI): The Danish Health Authority on Wednesday announced it will no longer use the AstraZeneca vaccine due to worrying feedback from the ongoing safety monitoring of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Toronto [Canada], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Canadian health regulators will not hesitate to change the terms of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine license if additional safety issues emerge, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said.
Brussels [Belgium], April 8 (ANI): The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday acknowledged a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca vaccine and "very rare cases of blood clots" but said the benefits of the vaccine, however, continue to outweigh the risks.
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 7 (ANI): Experts at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday said that the blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as very rare side effects of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.
Moscow [Russia], April 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government's joint committee on vaccination recommended on Wednesday that people under 30 be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca amid concerns that the anti-coronavirus vaccine may cause rare blood clots in younger people.
Madrid [Spain], April 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Spain's autonomous community Castile and Leon has suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 pending a final decision by the European regulator, the regional health service said on Wednesday.
Oxford [UK], April 7, (ANI): Researchers at Oxford University have paused an ongoing pediatric clinical trial of the coronavirus vaccine it is developing with AstraZeneca.
Brussels [Belgium], April 5 (ANI): The European Union would have vaccinated as much of its population as the United Kingdom has if AstraZeneca had fulfilled its contract to the bloc, the head of the EU executive's vaccine task force has said.
Washington [US], April 4 (ANI): The federal government has moved to stop any further risk of contamination at a Baltimore contract vaccine manufacturer where 15 million potential doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were spoiled last month.
Toronto [Canada], April 2 (ANI)): Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute to Canada have been put on hold for an indefinite period as India has temporarily stopped vaccine exports so as to cater to domestic needs.