https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway has officially axed the AstraZeneca jab from its vaccine program due to the rare but serious side effects, the country's PM announced on Wednesday. The government also maintained the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson jab. https://www.thelocal.no/20210512/breaking-norway-axes-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine Wed, 12 May 2021 20:29:19 +0200 breaking-norway-axes-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine Both the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's vaccine should be dropped from Norway's vaccination program, an expert committee has ruled. https://www.thelocal.no/20210510/expert-committee-recommends-norway-axe-astrazeneca-and-johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccines Mon, 10 May 2021 13:27:52 +0200 expert-committee-recommends-norway-axe-astrazeneca-and-johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccines Norway, which has suspended the use of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine until further notice, will send 216,000 doses to Sweden and Iceland at their request, the Norwegian health ministry said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20210422/norway-to-send-200000-astrazeneca-doses-to-sweden-and-iceland Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:29:38 +0200 norway-to-send-200000-astrazeneca-doses-to-sweden-and-iceland Norway's health authority has recommended AstraZeneca be withdrawn from its Covid-19 vaccination program, but the country's government has delayed a final decision until May.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.no/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 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.no/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.no/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 Geir Bukholm, director of infection prevention and control at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), said in an interview that the authority believes that it is unlikely people will develop suspected rare side effects if two weeks have passed since taking the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.no/20210322/norwegian-health-authority-says-blood-clots-unlikely-over-two-weeks-after-astrazeneca-vaccination Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:50:32 +0100 norwegian-health-authority-says-blood-clots-unlikely-over-two-weeks-after-astrazeneca-vaccination Norwegian health authorities have received reports that two more people have died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. https://www.thelocal.no/20210322/two-more-die-in-norway-after-receiving-astrazeneca-vaccine Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:17:24 +0100 two-more-die-in-norway-after-receiving-astrazeneca-vaccine Norwegian officials disagreed with the EMA's decision not to list cases of blood clots as possible side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a media report in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.no/20210319/norway-disagreed-with-astrazeneca-conclusion-at-ema-meeting Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:59:31 +0100 norway-disagreed-with-astrazeneca-conclusion-at-ema-meeting 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.no/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 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.no/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.no/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.no/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.no/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 Steinar Madsen, medical director of the Norwegian Medicines Agency (NOMA), has criticised Covid-19 vaccine supplier AstraZeneca over a statement related to cases of blood clots in vaccinated people. https://www.thelocal.no/20210315/norway-health-official-counters-astrazeneca-over-vaccine-safety-statement Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:16:20 +0100 norway-health-official-counters-astrazeneca-over-vaccine-safety-statement Covid-19 Vaccine supplier AstraZeneca will in the coming months deliver up to one million fewer does of its vaccine to Norway than previously anticipated. https://www.thelocal.no/20210312/norway-to-receive-up-to-one-million-fewer-doses-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:24:47 +0100 norway-to-receive-up-to-one-million-fewer-doses-of-astrazeneca-vaccine 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.no/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 Norway's health authorities said Thursday they were suspending the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution following Denmark's decision to do so over fears of a link to blood clots. https://www.thelocal.no/20210311/breaking-norway-suspends-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:37:21 +0100 breaking-norway-suspends-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine