https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark is in discussions with a number of countries over exchanging its shelved Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca. https://www.thelocal.com/20210420/denmark-in-dialogue-over-swap-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:16:49 +0200 denmark-in-dialogue-over-swap-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines The Danish Health Authority has confirmed that people who have received a first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be offered a second dose from another company. https://www.thelocal.com/20210419/denmarks-astrazeneca-second-doses-to-be-replaced-with-different-vaccine Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:24:20 +0200 denmarks-astrazeneca-second-doses-to-be-replaced-with-different-vaccine Norway's health authority has recommended AstraZeneca be withdrawn from its Covid-19 vaccination program, but the country's government has delayed a final decision until May.   https://www.thelocal.com/20210415/norway-delays-final-decision-on-withdrawal-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-2 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:32:48 +0200 norway-delays-final-decision-on-withdrawal-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-2 Denmark’s Covid-19 vaccination programme faces significant delays following the decision by health authorities to completely withdraw the AstraZeneca vaccine from use. https://www.thelocal.com/20210415/what-next-for-danish-doses-of-vaccine-after-astrazeneca-withdrawal Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:35:45 +0200 what-next-for-danish-doses-of-vaccine-after-astrazeneca-withdrawal Denmark has confirmed it will withdraw the AstraZeneca vaccine from the country's Covid-19 vaccination programme. https://www.thelocal.com/20210414/breaking-denmark-to-withdraw-astrazeneca-from-covid-19-vaccination-programme Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:32:53 +0200 breaking-denmark-to-withdraw-astrazeneca-from-covid-19-vaccination-programme The European Medicines Agency has come to the conclusion that the unusual blood clots suffered by numerous people around Europe should be considered as rare side effects of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, but that overall the benefits of the jab outweigh the risk. https://www.thelocal.com/20210407/europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:24:27 +0200 europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Norway on Friday extended a suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine until April 15th, with health officials saying they needed more time to investigate a potential link to severe blood clotting. https://www.thelocal.com/20210326/breaking-norway-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-until-april-15th Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:53:09 +0100 breaking-norway-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-until-april-15th Denmark on Thursday extended its suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, saying it had not ruled out a link to blood clots even though the European regulator has deemed it safe. https://www.thelocal.com/20210325/breaking-denmark-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-three-weeks Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:59:45 +0100 breaking-denmark-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-three-weeks AstraZeneca on Wednesday denied reports it was stockpiling Covid-19 vaccines in the EU to export to Britain, after Italian inspectors found 29 million doses in a manufacturing plant near Rome. https://www.thelocal.com/20210324/astrazeneca-says-29-million-doses-found-in-italy-are-for-other-countries Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:46:15 +0100 astrazeneca-says-29-million-doses-found-in-italy-are-for-other-countries Italy has resumed administering AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine on Friday afternoon after EU drug regulators confirmed it was 'safe and effective'. https://www.thelocal.com/20210318/italy-to-restart-astrazeneca-vaccinations-on-friday Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:08:38 +0100 italy-to-restart-astrazeneca-vaccinations-on-friday Norway said on Thursday it would wait before resuming use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine even though it has been declared safe by Europe's medical regulator. https://www.thelocal.com/20210319/norway-to-wait-before-resuming-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:26:46 +0100 norway-to-wait-before-resuming-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine A total of ten cases of blood clots have been found in Denmark in people subsequent to taking the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.com/20210318/ten-blood-clot-cases-found-in-denmark-after-astrazeneca-vaccination Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:52:58 +0100 ten-blood-clot-cases-found-in-denmark-after-astrazeneca-vaccination The European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded on Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine was a "safe and effective" tool in the battle against Covid-19 but its investigation could not rule out whether the jab had caused rare cases of blood clotting. https://www.thelocal.com/20210318/breaking-astrazeneca-jab-is-safe-and-effective-vaccine-against-covid-19-european-medicines-agency-concludes Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:16:51 +0100 breaking-astrazeneca-jab-is-safe-and-effective-vaccine-against-covid-19-european-medicines-agency-concludes A group of medical experts at Oslo University Hospital said on Thursday that blood clots in three health workers who took the AstraZeneca vaccine were triggered by an immune system response. https://www.thelocal.com/20210318/norwegian-experts-conclude-strong-immune-response-from-astrazeneca-vaccine-linked-to-blood-clots Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:56:32 +0100 norwegian-experts-conclude-strong-immune-response-from-astrazeneca-vaccine-linked-to-blood-clots The EU's medicines regulator said Tuesday it was "firmly convinced" the benefits of AstraZeneca's vaccine outweigh potential risks, insisting there was no evidence linking it to blood clots after several nations suspended the shot over health fears. It came as Brussels sealed a deal for 10 million more Pfizer doses. https://www.thelocal.com/20210316/astrazeneca-benefits-outweigh-risks-ema-says-as-eu-orders-10-million-more-pfizer-doses Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:11:24 +0100 astrazeneca-benefits-outweigh-risks-ema-says-as-eu-orders-10-million-more-pfizer-doses A health worker in Norway has died of a brain haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca anti-Covid vaccine, though no direct link to the jab has been established, health authorities said Monday. https://www.thelocal.com/20210315/norway-can-neither-confirm-nor-exclude-astrazeneca-jab-connection-after-health-worker-dies Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:42:48 +0100 norway-can-neither-confirm-nor-exclude-astrazeneca-jab-connection-after-health-worker-dies The Germany Health Ministry said on Monday it was suspending use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine based on a recommendation of its vaccine agency. https://www.thelocal.com/20210315/germany-suspends-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-over-blood-clot-concerns Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:53:36 +0100 germany-suspends-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-over-blood-clot-concerns Europe's medicines regulator said Thursday there appeared to be no higher risk of blood clots in those vaccinated against Covid-19, after Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspended use of the AstraZeneca jab. https://www.thelocal.com/20210312/blood-clot-risk-no-higher-in-vaccinated-people-ema Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:19:22 +0100 blood-clot-risk-no-higher-in-vaccinated-people-ema Italy's medicines regulator said on Thursday it was banning a batch of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine as a precaution, amid fears of a link to blood clots that sparked suspensions elsewhere in Europe. https://www.thelocal.com/20210311/covid-19-italy-bans-batch-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:22:52 +0100 covid-19-italy-bans-batch-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Danish health authorities said Thursday they were temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine as  a precaution after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab, one of whom died. https://www.thelocal.com/20210311/denmark-suspends-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:08:41 +0100 denmark-suspends-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine