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Bulgaria suspends AstraZeneca vaccine use

Over safety concerns, but WHO say

12 March, 17:07
(ANSA-AFP) - SOFIA, MAR 12 - Bulgaria on Friday suspended the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine as it investigated the death of a woman with several underlying conditions who received the jab this week. The temporary suspension follows other countries in Europe, including Denmark, Iceland and Norway, which paused AstraZeneca vaccinations over safety concerns.

"I order a halt in vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine until the European Medicines Agency dismisses all doubts about its safety," said a government press service statement quoting Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. The prime minister requested "a written statement with an accurate and clearly confirmed diagnosis -- can we or can we not administer it", the statement added. Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said the halt was in response to the death of a woman in the central city of Plovdiv.

World Health Organization insists there is no reason to stop using the AstraZeneca vaccine after several countries postpone or limit its rollout amid blood clot fears. (ANSA-AFP).

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