The northwestern European Country, Netherlands has temporarily halted the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people under the age of 60, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
The decision was after One of five women died after developing an extensive pulmonary embolism within 10 days of the vaccination. Earlier in the day, the Lareb side effects centre reported that after injecting some 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, five reports have been received concerning women aged 25-65 who developed thrombosis in combination with a reduced platelet count, reports by Xinhua news.
The outgoing Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said there should be no doubt whatsoever about the safety of vaccines. "The crucial question is still whether it concerns complaints after vaccination or due to vaccination," he said in a statement, adding that "it is wise to press the pause button now as a precaution".
The Minister wrote in a letter to Parliament that he took this decision pending a further judgment by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency.
The committee is expected to come with further information about the AstraZeneca vaccine. Besides the Netherlands, vaccination is underway in an increasing number of countries with already-authorized coronavirus vaccines.
Covid-19 Updates Kuwait, UK: Kuwait city reports 1,233 new cases, 234,754 in total
Airstrikes in Iraq: Five Islamic State militants killed in Iraq
Abide by the rules: Angela Merkel urges citizen to stay at home during Easter