Irish health officials have proposed a temporary ban on the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of severe bleeding following inoculations in Norway
LONDON – Irish health officials on Sunday recommended a temporary halt to the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of severe bleeding following inoculations in Norway.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer, said the recommendation was made after a Norwegian medical organization reported four cases of bleeding in adults after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.
He said that although there was no definite link between the vaccine and the cases, Irish health officials are recommending a ban on the vaccine as a warning.
The Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic authorities have taken precautionary measures. The World Health Organization and the EU medicines regulator said earlier in the week that the injection was not linked to an increased risk of developing a clot.
The UK medicines regulator, the MHRA, said on Thursday that “reports of blood clots received so far do not exceed the number that would have occurred naturally in the vaccinated population” and that “the available evidence is not proving that the vaccine is to blame. ”
He said people should still go and get the COVID-19 vaccine when asked to do so.
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