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15.03.2021 / 16:14

Woman who died after AstraZeneca shot had ‘highly unusual’ symptoms, officials say

Danish woman who died of a blood clot after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine had “highly unusual” symptoms, according to the Danish Medicines Agency.The woman had a low number of blood platelets and clots in small and large vessels, as well as bleeding, it said.A few similar cases were found in Norway and in the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) database of drug side effects, Danish Medicines Agency said.“It was an unusual course of illness around the death that made the Danish Medicines Agency react,” it said in a statement late on Sunday.

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Here’s why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot

LONDON – In recent days, countries including Denmark, Ireland, and Thailand have temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reports that some people who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there’s no evidence that the shot was responsible. The European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization say the data available do not suggest the vaccine caused the clots and that people should continue to be immunized. Here’s a look at we know — and what we don’t.

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Oxford professor reassures public over AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

direct to your inbox The head of the Oxford University vaccine group has sought to reassure the public over its coronavirus jab after several countries temporarily suspended its use.

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Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot reports

LONDON – Irish health officials on Sunday recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway.

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Concerns over AstraZeneca covid vaccine with several countries suspending use

European countries, including Denmark, Norway and Iceland have temporarily suspended AstraZeneca jabs following reports of people suffering blood clots, stating.

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Ireland suspends Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine

DUBLIN : Ireland temporarily suspended AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine "out of an abundance of caution" on Sunday, citing reports from the Norwegian Medicines Agency regarding a cluster of serious blood clotting in some recipients there.Three health workers in Norway who had recently received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were being treated in hospital for bleeding, blood clots and a low count of blood platelets, its health authorities said on Saturday.Ireland's National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended the temporary deferral pending the receipt of more information from European regulators in the coming days.Authorities in Denmark, Norway and Iceland have suspended the use of the vaccine over clotting issues, while

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Ireland temporarily suspends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine amid reports of blood clots

Irish health officials on Sunday recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway.Dr. Ronan Glynn, Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer, said the recommendation was made after Norway’s medicines agency reported four cases of blood clotting in adults after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Ireland is latest country to pause AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following blood clot reports

health officials said.The European Medicines Agency has said it is looking into the reports but that vaccinations should continue in the meantime. Further information is expected from the EMA this week. AdvertisementMeanwhile, Ireland marks the latest country to pause its use awaiting further research. Denmark was the first to temporarily halt the AstraZeneca vaccine Thursday after reports of blood clots in some people.

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3 workers who took AstraZeneca Covid shot show 'unusual' symptoms, says Norway

Norway who recently received the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 are being treated in hospital for bleeding, blood clots and a low count of blood platelets, Norwegian health authorities said on Saturday.Norway halted on Thursday the rollout of that vaccine, following a similar move by Denmark.

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WHO says continue to use AstraZeneca vaccine, will investigate issues

World Health Organization expert advisory committee is currently looking at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after some countries paused distribution of it, but there is no reason not to use it, a spokeswoman said on Friday.Health authorities in several countries including Denmark, Norway, Iceland have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine following reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who have been vaccinated.

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Thailand suspends AztraZeneca vaccine rollout

Thailand has joined several European nations in suspending the AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears, despite a range of health authorities around the world insisting it was safe.

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Coronavirus: U.K. minister comments on Denmark, Norway suspension of AstraZeneca use, says vaccine is safe

U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday commented on Denmark and Norway’s decision to temporarily suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of blood clots, saying he was confident in the regulatory tests done and that the shot is safe to take.

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Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Thursday; Hinshaw assures AstraZeneca vaccine safe

AstraZeneca‘s COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is assuring residents the doses here are safe.On Thursday, Denmark, Norway and Iceland joined Austria in suspending that vaccine after reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who have been vaccinated.

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Three European countries suspend use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots, as the manufacturer and Europe's medicines watchdog insisted the vaccine was safe.Denmark was first to announce its suspension, "following reports of serious cases of blood clots" among people who had received the vaccine, the country's Health Authority said in a statement.It stressed the move was precautionary, and that "it has not been determined, at the time being, that there is a link between the vaccine and the blood clots".As of March 9, 22 cases of blood clots had been reported among more than three million people vaccinated in the European Economic Area, the European

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Denmark pauses AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to probe blood clots

COPENHAGEN – Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots in some people, but its health authority said Thursday it has no evidence the vaccine was responsible.

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After Denmark, Norway suspends use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

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Denmark temporarily suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death in Denmark, Danish authorities said on Thursday.They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.“Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries,” the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a statement.“It is currently not possible to conclude whether there is a link.

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Denmark suspends AstraZeneca vaccine after blood clot reports

Denmark has temporarily suspended AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shots after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one in Denmark, Danish authorities said.

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European country suspends Oxford covid vaccine after blood clot reports

COPENHAGEN : Denmark has temporarily suspended Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shots after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one in Denmark, Danish authorities said on Thursday.They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.They said six other European countries had halted the use of a vaccine batch from AstraZeneca."Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries," the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a

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Clinics wait to vaccinate farmworkers: 'Our hands are tied'

With Georgia's sweet onion harvest approaching and COVID-19 vaccine arriving in increasing quantities from the federal government, migrant health centers around the state want to start vaccinating farmworkers. But there's a catch.

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This is how International Women’s Day came into existence, and how it’s celebrated around the globe

For those who don’t know, Monday is International Women’s Day, a day that recognizes and upholds the achievements of women around the world, as well as promotes gender equality.

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was observed in the United States on Feb. 27, 1909.

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New daily Covid cases in US drop to 5-month lows

European vaccine policyEurope's vaccine policy remains chaotic and rancorous, with new rows brewing even as old ones are laid to rest.Germany and Sweden on Thursday followed France's lead by reversing course and authorizing the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine for over-65s.Belgium is expected to follow suit, after a raft of studies showing the vaccine is effective for the elderly.However, France has waded into an argument with Austria and Denmark, who are bypassing the EU to broker a vaccine deal directly with Israel.France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian acknowledged shortcomings in the EU's vaccination policies but criticized "attempts at secession" by some countries.EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton said he was confident that "by

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Israel, Denmark and Austria join forces against COVID-19

TEL AVIV – Israel, Denmark and Austria agreed on Thursday to join forces in the fight against COVID-19 with an investment in research and roll-out of vaccines to protect people against new surges and mutations of the coronavirus.

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Austria breaks ranks with EU to produce vaccines with Denmark, Israel

Austria has broken ranks with the European Union saying it would work together with Israel and Denmark to produce second-generation vaccines against mutations of the coronavirus.

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The Latest: Austria, Denmark to work with Israel on vaccines

BERLIN — Austria’s leader says his country and Denmark intend to stop relying solely on the European Union for coronavirus vaccines and will work with Israel to produce second-generation vaccines.

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Eight arrested in Danish anti-lockdown protest

Danish police said they arrested eight people in an anti-lockdown demonstration in Copenhagen last night.

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India fully vaccinates 3.42 lakh health workers, Maharashtra records fresh spike in virus cases

As a share of population, Delhi (12 doses per 1,000 population) has the best coverage as of Wednesday, followed by Jammu and Kashmir (12), Uttarakhand (11) and Gujarat (11). Nationally, this figure stands at only 6.8, even though India’s total vaccination count is the fourth highest in the world.

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Is the worst over for Covid-19?

New variantsThe B.1.1.7 variant that has become predominant in the UK and is expected to take over soon in the US has been estimated to be 30% to 70% more transmissible than the version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus we have come to know and heartily dislike. Because of the magic of exponential growth, this can translate into a greater than 30%-to-70% increase in the number of cases in just a few weeks.What seems like only a moderately higher growth rate can bring many, many more cases in short order.

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Another new coronavirus mutation found in UK as top docs beg Brits to stay home

coronavirus with the potential to defeat existing Covid-19 vaccines or natural antibodies.Known as B.1.525, the variant contains a genetic change called E484K, also found in the Brazilian and South African variants.Public Health England (PHE) has said there is no evidence that the mutations in the new variant make the virus more transmissible or cause severe disease.It said B.1.525 has been classed as a “variant under investigation” and as of Tuesday, 38 cases had been identified in the UK.The variant has also been seen in other countries, including Australia, Denmark, Nigeria, Canada and the US.Laboratory studies have shown that viruses with the E484K mutation can escape human defences, making them more efficient at evading natural and

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WHO scientists discover 13 Covid strains active in China back in December 2019

World Health Organization (WHO) have found evidence of a wider Covid outbreak in China in 2019, reports claim.Experts have detected that there were 13 variants in the epicentre Wuhan by December, meaning the virus was more wide-ranging than originally thought.WHO lead investigator Peter Ben Embarek told CNN that his team was able to use partial genetic samples and identify coronavirus cases in December 2019.He said: "The virus was circulating widely in Wuhan in December, which is a new finding."Chinese scientists sent the team 174 cases, of which 100 were confirmed by the WHO team in lab testing and the rest were diagnosed by patient symptoms.The Danish scientist said it is possible there were far more cases, suggested around 1,000 people

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The Latest: Sweden to launch digital vaccination certificate

STOCKHOLM — Sweden says it will develop a digital vaccination certificate this summer to allow people who have been vaccinated to travel.

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Danish scientists see tough times ahead as they watch more contagious COVID-19 virus surge

Kai KupferschmidtScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.On its face, the curve of COVID-19 infections in Denmark looks reassuring enough. A nationwide lockdown has led numbers to plummet from more than 3000 daily cases in mid-December 2020 to just a few hundred now.

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Coronavirus: WHO official says countries shouldn’t be punished for reporting new variants

Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies programme, said on Wednesday that countries reporting COVID-19 variants shouldn’t be punished, “because we don’t know in countries that haven’t been looking and reporting whether those variants or other variants are there.” Ryan also praised colleagues in South Africa, Brazil, the U.K.

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India to come out of COVID-19 as one of the global winners: Danish envoy

Denmark on Sunday said India is going to come out of the coronavirus pandemic as one of the "global winners", and it was looking forward to majorly expand bilateral cooperation in areas of clean energy, water and food processing under a green strategic partnership.Ambassador of Denmark Freddy Svane said several leading Danish companies were interested in investing in areas like renewable energy, environment, shipping and innovation in India.Svane told PTI that foreign ministers of the two countries are working on an ambitious action plan comprising specific targets to achieve the goals broadly mentioned in the 'India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership'.The green partnership, finalised at a virtual summit between the prime ministers of the

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Pets may need to be vaccinated to stop Covid-19 spread, scientists suggest

Pets may need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to curb the spread of the virus, a group of scientists has said.

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Denmark suspends Dubai flights amid doubts over virus tests

COPENHAGEN – Denmark has temporarily suspended all flights from the United Arab Emirates for five days after suspicion arose that the coronavirus tests that can be obtained before leaving Dubai are not reliable, authorities announced Friday.The development poses a direct challenge to the mass testing regime that had been the pillar of the UAE's coronavirus response and economic reopening. Danish Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht said the decision was made to allow the matter to be thoroughly investigated and ensure that the testing are being carried out properly“We can’t ignore such a suspicion,” Engelbrecht said, adding that the ban entered into force on Thursday night.

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Explained: What is known about the new Covid variants?

Three new variants of Covid-19 have been causing concern in recent times. One that originated in the UK, another that originated in South Africa and more recently a variant that has originated in Brazil. But what are variants and should we be worried about them?

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New coronavirus strain: 114 people infected with UK variant in India so far

SARS-CoV-2 in India until Friday, said the Union Health Ministry.The ministry further informed that the situation is being monitored carefully and regular advice provided to states.The government had earlier said that patients of the new strain are admitted in single room isolation at designated Health Care facilities by respective states.Also Read | Covid far from over in some statesTheir close contacts have also been put under quarantine and comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others, it said, adding that genome sequencing on other specimens is going on.The presence of the new UK variant has already been reported by several countries including Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy,

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Denmark to hold impeachment trial vote on ex-minister

COPENHAGEN – Denmark's ruling party said it would back a vote in parliament Thursday on whether a former immigration minister in the previous government can be tried before the rarely used Court of Impeachment for a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples when one of the pair was a minor.The move by the Social Democrats means there is a majority in favor of a trial against Inger Stoejberg, who served as integration minister from June 2015 to 2019. If the vote is successful and Stoejberg is eventually charged and then convicted at a trial, she could face a fine or a maximum two years in prison.Earlier this month, lawyers appointed by parliament said there was a legal basis to charge Stoejberg.

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Government claims to act 'decisively' on Covid strains amid delay in Brazil travel ban

A government minister has said the UK has acted "decisively" on covid strains - despite a recent delay in banning travel from Brazil.

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109 cases of new Covid-19 strain in India so far, confirms health ministry

strain of the coronavirus was 102.The total number of persons found infected with the mutant UK strain of #COVID19 is 109: Ministry of Health and Family WelfareFlights from the UK have resumed from 8 January. Passengers will have to undergo an RT-PCR test both in the UK before boarding their flight and after arriving in India.

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Queen and Prince Philip receive coronavirus vaccinations at Windsor Castle

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have today received the Covid-19 vaccination, Buckingham Palace has announced.

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Travellers arriving in Scotland will need negative Covid test or face £500 fine

coronavirus. It has been announced that from next week anyone arriving in the UK will have to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country of departure.

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Negative Covid test requirement for travellers to England - but Ireland exempt

Travellers to England from international destinations will have to test negative for coronavirus before they can enter the country, the British government has announced.

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International travellers to England will require negative Covid-19 test

direct to your inboxAll international travellers entering England will need a negative Covid-19 test before they can enter the country.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has set out plans that will begin next week for passengers arriving by boat, train or plane.They will all need to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country of departure.Mr Shapps said the move was designed to prevent new variants of the disease which have emerged in countries such as South Africa and Denmark.Failure to comply with the new regulations will lead to an immediate £500 fine.There will be a limited number of exemptions, including hauliers, children under 11, crews and for those travelling from countries without the infrastructure available to deliver

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New Covid strain: 4 more test positive in India, total cases reach 29, says govt

#IndiaFightsCorona#Unite2FightCoronaUpdate on the persons found infected with the new UK variant #COVID19 virus.

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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0