A health worker injects a vaccine at the AutoVAC point of the Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), this Saturday.Alberto Morante / EFE
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AstraZeneca said Sunday that it had found no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots after studying the reaction of more than 17 million people who received their covid vaccine in the European Union and the United Kingdom. Despite this, the Netherlands has stopped vaccination with AstraZeneca doses for two weeks. "A careful review has not shown evidence of an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis or thrombocytopenia, in any age group, sex, lot, or in a particular country," the pharmacist said in a statement. Ireland has joined the countries that have suspended the administration of AstraZeneca vaccines as a “preventive measure” after having thrombi in people who had received it in Norway. The WHO considers that there is no reason to abandon its use, but Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Norway, Iceland and Thailand have already made that decision. This Sunday, March 14, a year has passed since the declaration of the state of alarm in Spain. On this anniversary, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, recalled that 2020 was the year of resistance. “2021 will be the year of vaccination and recovery. The year of great confidence and great hope in Spain ”, he added. The Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, has admitted that mistakes were made when designing the vaccination strategy.