âThe system isnât workingâ: the expats in Greece who canât book Covid jabs
In a country where the inoculation drive is linked to ownership of a social security number, many have slipped through the net
Hydra island, where many overseas residents say that they have been unable to book a vaccine appointment without a social security number. Photograph: Anton Petrus/Getty Images
Hydra island, where many overseas residents say that they have been unable to book a vaccine appointment without a social security number. Photograph: Anton Petrus/Getty Images
Tue 20 Apr 2021 00.00 EDT
Last modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 00.01 EDT
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A pharmacist prepares to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a community vaccination center in London on Friday.
Mar 14, 2021
Jon Hamilton
Ireland has temporarily suspended administration of a COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca following reports of abnormal blood clotting in several people.
The move comes after countries including Italy, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Latvia suspended, delayed or limited rollout of the vaccine over safety concerns.
The AstraZeneca vaccine, made in conjunction with the University of Oxford, is not authorized in the United States. But it is used widely in Europe, and about 117,000 doses have been administered in Ireland mostly to front-line health care workers.
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A pharmacist prepares to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a community vaccination center in London on Friday. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Updated on March 15 at 12:05 p.m. ET
France, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland have joined a number of other European nations in temporarily suspending administration of a COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca after reports of abnormal blood clotting in several people.
Germany s health minister Jens Spahn announced Monday that the country would suspend administering the AstraZeneca vaccine. Spahn said it was a precautionary measure following the recommendation of the Paul Erlich Institute, an agency of the health ministry.
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