The health products regulatory body has issued a safety update about the number of side-effects experienced by people who received vaccinations for Covid-19.

It said that up to 13 May, fewer than five Irish people who had received vaccinations experienced very rare blood clotting events in in the brain in combination with low blood platelets.

These unusual blood clotting events are referred to as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome. They were the key side effect recently investigated by the European Medicines Agency, whose study resulted in NIAC’s earlier recommendation to limit the use of the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to people over the age of 50 in Ireland.

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‘These losses touch us all’: Nova Scotia reports five COVID-19-related deaths in last three days

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85% of Canadian troops have received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose

Department of National Defence says Canadian military personnel are coming forward in droves to be vaccinated, with more than 85 per cent of all troops receiving at least one dose.That stands in contrast to an apparent rash of vaccine hesitancy in the United States military, where some reports have suggested as many as one-third of American troops have declined to get a shot.

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Maharashtra reports less than 30,000 new Covid cases for fourth day in a row; Mumbai daily count at 1,431

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Uttarakhand reports 3,050 new Covid-19 cases, 53 deaths in 24 hours

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Ontario reports nearly 1,700 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 522,465.“Locally, there are 455 new cases in Toronto, 326 in Peel and 173 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.For comparison, last Sunday 2,199 cases were reported.Fifteen new deaths were also announced on May 23, bringing the provincial death toll to 8,614.A total of 493,179 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 2,458.More than 31,200 additional tests were completed. Ontario has now completed a total of 15,004,716 tests and 9,513 remain under investigation.

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CDC investigating 'mild' reports of potential heart problems following COVID-19 vaccination

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3 people, including Marion County teacher, arrested in connection with Alachua County death

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Alberta Health reports 621 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths on Saturday

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Saskatchewan reports 180 new COVID-19 cases, 375 new variant lineage results

Saskatchewan is reporting an additional 180 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the provincial total up to 45,490 cases. Saskatchewan Polytechnic to continue with hybrid learning model in fall semester The province also reported 375 new lineage results of COVID-19 variants on Saturday.

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Piers Morgan receives second Covid jab days after he lashed out at anti-vaxxers

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Nova Scotia reports one more death, 64 new cases of COVID-19

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Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in New Brunswick

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Kerala reports 28,514 new COVID cases, 176 deaths in 24 hours

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Singapore reports its first case of school-based Covid-19 transmission

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New COVID-19 rapid test kit receives scientific seal of approval

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Jharkhand: 22 suspected Covid-19 deaths reported in Palamu, probe ordered

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Rate of COVID-19 vaccine-related blood clots may be as high as 1 in 55,000: NACI

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Liz Hurley, 55, poses in a revealing tracksuit as she shows off her badge of honour after having second Covid jab

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Biden won't allow Justice Dept. to seize reporters' records

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Friday marks final day to receive vaccine at Orange County Convention Center

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Alberta confirms 732 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, 177 people in ICU because of coronavirus

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B.C. reports 420 new COVID-19 cases, six related deaths

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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