France seeks swift safety verdict on AstraZeneca vaccine
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5FCVX)
EU regulator expected to make statement as Sweden and Latvia join countries suspending jabs
France has said it hopes Europe's medicines regulator will clear up concerns over the safety of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot by Thursday, as Sweden became the latest European country to suspend use of the shot.
Germany, France, Italy and Spain followed several other EU countries on Monday in pausing AstraZeneca vaccinations pending investigation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) into isolated cases of bleeding, blood clots and low platelet counts.
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