BRATISLAVA – Slovakia's health minister says he plans to keep AstraZeneca in the country's vaccine arsenal, speaking a day after the country suspended use of the shots after a recipient died.
Slovakia on Tuesday halted use of the two-shot AstraZeneca vaccine after its State Institute for Drug Control concluded last week that the death of a 47-year-old woman who received the AstraZeneca was "likely” linked to the vaccine.
AstraZeneca is still being administered, however, to those who have already gotten the first dose and are awaiting a second shot.
It's currently being given to people between the ages of 18 and 44. Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky said the cause of woman’s death was still under investigation.