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The Netherlands 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca s Covid-19 vaccine, pending probe into blood clots Mar 15, 2021, 01:20 PM
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The Netherlands said it would stop using AstraZeneca s Covid-19 vaccine for at least two weeks.
It said the decision was based on six new reports of blood clots in Denmark and Norway.
Seven countries have now halted the shot. There is no evidence it causes blood clots.
The Netherlands has paused the use of AstraZeneca s Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigators look into cases of blood clots among vaccinated people.
Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge said Sunday that the suspension would last at least two weeks, as the country awaits further guidance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European regulator.