COVID-19: Controversy deepens as more countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccine
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Do not relax safety precautions after vaccination Prof Akin Abayomi
By Chioma Obinna & Gabriel Olawale
The controversy over the alleged safety concerns of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine deepened on Monday as more countries suspended the roll-out of the jab.
This was as the manufacturers of the vaccine, the European regulators, and the World Health Organisation, WHO maintained that there was no evidence to show that the indicated health incidents were caused by the shot.
Already, no less than 12 countries including Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Thailand, and Bulgaria have suspended the use of the British-made vaccine after reports that some people who received the jab, developed blood clots after getting it.