Source::AP
BERLIN
A growing number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy, and Spain — suspended the use of the AstraZeneThe German government said Tuesday it will postpone a virtual summit on the country’s vaccination efforts until after the European Medicines Agency has met over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. A growing number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy, and Spain — suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame.
The German government and the country’s 16 state governors had planned to meet Wednesday for a virtual summit on the country’s slow vaccination campaign and on ways to speed it up. But in a statement Tuesday morning, the government said the summit would be postponed until after the EMA’s meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday. The EU’s drug regulatory agency will review experts’ findings on the AstraZeneca shot and decide whether action needs to be taken.
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