Norway: Health officials recommend to remove the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Coronavirus Immunization Program

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on Norway's pause in the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health recommended stopping further use of the AstraZeneca vaccine (Vaxzevria) in the Coronavirus Immunisation Programme in Norway. We now know significantly more about the association between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the rare but severe incidents with low platelet counts, blood clots and haemorrhages, than when Norway [...]

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