GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY SUSPEND ASTRAZENECA VACCINE ROLL-OUT

Germany, France and Italy became the latest countries to suspend the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford-AstraZeneca, according to the New York Times.

The paper cited reports of unusual blood clotting problems among a few people who recently received the shots in Norway.

Denmark, Iceland, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, and the Netherlands have also suspended AstraZeneca vaccinations.

Germany’s health ministry cited the advice of the national health regulator in its decision to suspend the vaccine, though global health officials have cautioned that millions of people have received it without any problems.

So far, there is no evidence of a causal link between clotting and the vaccine, with investigations from the European Medicines Agency and other regulators still underway.

By contrast, Thailand said that it would resume distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha among the first to receive it.

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