Prognosis
Norway Told by Health Authority to Stop Using Astra Vaccine
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Norway has been told to stop using AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine in its Covid-19 inoculation program, as the country’s top health authority judges the risk of blood clots to be unacceptable.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health said it now has enough information about the “connection between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the rare and serious incidents of low platelets, blood clots and bleeding” to arrive at its conclusion, according to a statement on Thursday. The announcement came just a day after Denmark became the first European nation to cut Astra from its inoculation plan.