Denmark has suspended as a precaution and until further notice the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 because of fears related to the formation of blood clots in vaccinated people, announced its health authority, Thursday, March 11.
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This suspension comes "
after reports of serious cases of blood clots in people who have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine
," said the National Health Agency, while stressing that "
at At present, it cannot be concluded that there is a link between the vaccine and blood clots
”.