After isolated reports of recipients developing blood clots, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Italy and Romania postponed or limited the rollout of AstraZeneca vaccines.
After several European countries suspended it’s roll-out over blood clot fears, the World Health Organization said Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine.
Its vaccines advisory committee was currently looking at safety data and stressed that no causal link had been established between the vaccine and clotting, the WHO said.
After isolated reports of recipients developing blood clots, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Italy and Romania postponed or limited the rollout of AstraZeneca vaccines.
At a briefing in Geneva, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters: “AstraZeneca is an excellent vaccine, as are the other vaccines that are being used.”
“We’ve reviewed the data on deaths. There has been no death, to date, proven to have be caused by vaccination,” she said.
“Yes, we should continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine,” the WHO spokeswoman said, adding though that “any safety signal must be investigated.”
“We must always ensure that we look for any safety signals when we roll out vaccines, and we must review them,” she said.
“But there is no indication to not use it.”
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