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FRANKFURT/OSLO (Reuters) - Norway said on Monday it was not changing its policy on the use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine following reports of deaths in highly frail recipients after the inoculation was given.
FILE PHOTO: A vial of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is pictured at the hospital in Le Mans, as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
BioNTech had earlier say that “Norwegian Health Authorities have now changed (their) recommendation in relation to vaccination of the terminally ill”. But the company later retracted the statement following clarification from Norway.