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The AstraZeneca vaccine.
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The batch is being checked for deaths in Austria and cases of thrombosis
Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden have received AstraZeneca vaccines from batch ABV5300, the European Medicines Agency announced today. .
This clarification is contained in a statement from the agency on the occasion of a death check in Austria, where a vaccine from this batch was given to a patient who later died. The agency notes that so far there are no indications that the death occurred due to a side effect not mentioned in the vaccine leaflet, BTA reports.
It is added that in Austria, two cases of thrombosis were initially detected during vaccination with doses from that batch. In the second case, the vaccinated person recovers from a pulmonary embolism, and in the first case the death occurred 10 days after the immunization.
Until yesterday, the agency received two more reports of thrombosis after vaccination from the batch in question. It is noted that in addition to Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Luxembourg have also decided to stop using vaccines from the batch.
The batch contains a total of 1 million doses delivered in 17 countries. Although the case is unlikely to be of poor batch quality, the investigation is ongoing, the statement said. The agency added that so far, 22 reports of thrombosis have been received due to the AstraZeneca vaccine among 3 million people immunized with the drug in the EU and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It is added that the inspection has not been completed.
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