EU countries to resume AstraZeneca vaccinations
DW, 19 Mar 2021
Germany, France, and several other European Union countries say they are resuming AstraZeneca vaccinations after the European Medicines Agency, the EMA said the vaccine is safe and effective. After a review, the EMA concluded that the vaccine was not associated with an OVERALL increase in the risk of blood clots. More than a dozen European countries suspended AstraZeneca vaccinations after some recipients developed clots.
In Germany, the government and public health authorities have been under fire now for weeks over the sluggish vaccination rollout. Less than one in ten people in Germany has received the first dose of the vaccine. Some say the delays are damaging Germany's reputation for efficiency. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas who says it is crucial to get more people vaccinated quickly.
A widespread sigh of relief after the European Medicines Agency declared the AstraZeneca vaccine “safe and effective.”
German Health Minister Jens Spahn said the EMA’s assessment confirms that the German government was right to press pause on AstraZeneca vaccines and await the outcome of the agency's investigations.
Doctors will now have to inform patients about the possibility of rare blood clotting disorders - said the head of Germany's institute for vaccines.
The AstraZeneca shot is essential for the success of Germany’s vaccination plan. The rollout has so far been sluggish, especially compared to countries such as Israel or the UK. Only 3.7 percent of Germany’s population has been fully vaccinated, and around 8.4 percent has received a first shot.
The government’s strategy relies on the uptick of AstraZeneca deliveries expected over the next few months – up to almost 17 million doses in the second quarter of the year.
Germany also wants to start vaccinating in doctor’s practices by mid-April, a plan that is highly reliant on the AstraZeneca shot being available. The government will now also have to work to ensure that Germans don’t lose trust in the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine. A loss in trust could endanger Chancellor Angela Merkel's pledge to have given all adults in Germany the chance to get vaccinated by the end of summer.
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In Germany, the government and public health authorities have been under fire now for weeks over the sluggish vaccination rollout. Less than one in ten people in Germany has received the first dose of the vaccine. Some say the delays are damaging Germany's reputation for efficiency. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas who says it is crucial to get more people vaccinated quickly.
A widespread sigh of relief after the European Medicines Agency declared the AstraZeneca vaccine “safe and effective.”
German Health Minister Jens Spahn said the EMA’s assessment confirms that the German government was right to press pause on AstraZeneca vaccines and await the outcome of the agency's investigations.
Doctors will now have to inform patients about the possibility of rare blood clotting disorders - said the head of Germany's institute for vaccines.
The AstraZeneca shot is essential for the success of Germany’s vaccination plan. The rollout has so far been sluggish, especially compared to countries such as Israel or the UK. Only 3.7 percent of Germany’s population has been fully vaccinated, and around 8.4 percent has received a first shot.
The government’s strategy relies on the uptick of AstraZeneca deliveries expected over the next few months – up to almost 17 million doses in the second quarter of the year.
Germany also wants to start vaccinating in doctor’s practices by mid-April, a plan that is highly reliant on the AstraZeneca shot being available. The government will now also have to work to ensure that Germans don’t lose trust in the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine. A loss in trust could endanger Chancellor Angela Merkel's pledge to have given all adults in Germany the chance to get vaccinated by the end of summer.
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