https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 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.fr/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 The family of a French woman who died of a blood clot at the age of 38 after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has filed a complaint with prosecutors, a lawyer said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210403/french-family-files-case-over-womans-death-after-astrazeneca-jab Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:16:20 +0200 french-family-files-case-over-womans-death-after-astrazeneca-jab 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.fr/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 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.fr/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 Already facing a daunting Covid vaccination challenge, French and German authorities are fighting to convince more people that a jab from the pharma giant AstraZeneca is just as effective as others. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210301/deeply-unfair-france-and-germany-struggle-to-sell-astrazeneca-vaccine-safety Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:57:52 +0100 deeply-unfair-france-and-germany-struggle-to-sell-astrazeneca-vaccine-safety Several French hospitals are pausing or slowing down AstraZeneca vaccination programmes for their staff because severe - albeit temporary - side effects have caused many employees to need sick leave, causing severe logistical problems in already over-stretched services. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210225/french-hospitals-pause-astrazeneca-vaccine-campaign-as-temporary-side-effects-leave-many-staff-needing-sick-leave Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:21:15 +0100 french-hospitals-pause-astrazeneca-vaccine-campaign-as-temporary-side-effects-leave-many-staff-needing-sick-leave