Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused over rare blood clots
The US, South Africa and European Union have said they are temporarily halting the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J...
Austria and Italy have stopped using a batch of the jab, while Denmark, Iceland and Norway have halted use of the vaccine.European countries - including Denmark, Norway, Austria, Italy and Iceland - have suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab after reports of blood clots in vaccinated people.The European Medicines Agency is now launching an investigation but at present there is no firm evidence to suggest the two are linked and incidents of clotting have not been reported in the UK.Denmark, Norway and Iceland have suspended the rollout of the vaccine, while Italy and Austria have stopped using a certain batch as a precaution.The Danish Health and Medicines Authority said the rollout out of the jab would be paused for at least 14 days while investigations are carried out. They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been.Live updates on COVID from the UK and around the worldAdvertisement"It is currently not possible to conclude whether there is a link. We are acting early, it needs to be thoroughly investigated," Danish health minister Magnus Heunicke said on Twitter.
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Austria and Italy have stopped using a batch of the jab, while Denmark, Iceland and Norway have halted use of the vaccine.European countries - including Denmark, Norway, Austria, Italy and Iceland - have suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab after reports of blood clots in vaccinated people.The European Medicines Agency is now launching an investigation but at present there is no firm evidence to suggest the two are linked and incidents of clotting have not been reported in the UK.Denmark, Norway and Iceland have suspended the rollout of the vaccine, while Italy and Austria have stopped using a certain batch as a precaution.The Danish Health and Medicines Authority said the rollout out of the jab would be paused for at least 14 days while investigations are carried out. They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been.Live updates on COVID from the UK and around the worldAdvertisement"It is currently not possible to conclude whether there is a link. We are acting early, it needs to be thoroughly investigated," Danish health minister Magnus Heunicke said on Twitter.
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