AstraZeneca's vaccine definitely accumulates setbacks.
Like several European countries, France announced on Monday the suspension of injections for at least 48 hours.
Decisions taken in the name of the precautionary principle, which should not make us lose sight of the fact that vaccination is our best hope for getting out of the crisis in the short term.
Individually and collectively, the benefit / risk balance of vaccines remains very largely in their favor.
"I understand these decisions,
however Judge Odile Launay, director of the Cochin-Pasteur clinical investigation center in vaccinology and member of the Covid-19 Vaccine Committee.
The vaccine is very unlikely to be linked to these clinical events, but it is important to demonstrate this in order to reassure the population.
We should have some answers in the coming days.
The difficulty is that it is essential to waste a minimum of time on the vaccination campaign. ”
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