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| Netherlands, Portugal latest to ditch AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for under-60s after EMA blood-clot review | Netherlands, Portugal latest to ditch AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for under-60s after EMA blood-clot review |
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| Portugal and the Netherlands have become the latest countries to restrict their rollouts of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca after a review by the EU's drug regulator found blood clots can be a very rare side effect. | Portugal and the Netherlands have become the latest countries to restrict their rollouts of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca after a review by the EU's drug regulator found blood clots can be a very rare side effect. |
| The Dutch cabinet has been advised by the Health Council, a scientific advisory body, to pause its use of the jab in those under the age of 60 in light of the safety concerns, broadcaster NOS reported on Thursday. | The Dutch cabinet has been advised by the Health Council, a scientific advisory body, to pause its use of the jab in those under the age of 60 in light of the safety concerns, broadcaster NOS reported on Thursday. |
| The Netherlands' health minister, Hugo de Jonge, has also said that younger people should be given an alternative vaccine, due to their higher risk of blood clots. | The Netherlands' health minister, Hugo de Jonge, has also said that younger people should be given an alternative vaccine, due to their higher risk of blood clots. |
| This is a similar move to the UK, where the government's scientific advisory bodies also recommended an alternative vaccine for 18- to 29-year-olds. | This is a similar move to the UK, where the government's scientific advisory bodies also recommended an alternative vaccine for 18- to 29-year-olds. |
| On Thursday, Portugal's director general of public health, Graça Freitas, announced to the media that only people aged 60 and over will be given the Anglo-Swedish vaccine. | On Thursday, Portugal's director general of public health, Graça Freitas, announced to the media that only people aged 60 and over will be given the Anglo-Swedish vaccine. |
| Spain and Italy have already announced they will stop using the vaccine in people under the age of 60, while Belgium has temporarily limited it to the over-55s. | Spain and Italy have already announced they will stop using the vaccine in people under the age of 60, while Belgium has temporarily limited it to the over-55s. |
| The age limits on the jab come after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Wednesday that unusual blood clots combined with low blood platelets should be listed as very rare side effects of the Vaxzevria vaccine, as it has been renamed. | The age limits on the jab come after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Wednesday that unusual blood clots combined with low blood platelets should be listed as very rare side effects of the Vaxzevria vaccine, as it has been renamed. |
| The EMA's safety committee reviewed 62 cases of blood clots in veins in the brain (cerebral venous sinus thrombosis) and 24 cases of clots in veins in the abdomen (splanchnic vein thrombosis). | The EMA's safety committee reviewed 62 cases of blood clots in veins in the brain (cerebral venous sinus thrombosis) and 24 cases of clots in veins in the abdomen (splanchnic vein thrombosis). |
| The cases were among the 25 million people who have received the vaccine across the European Economic Area and the UK, 18 of which proved fatal. | The cases were among the 25 million people who have received the vaccine across the European Economic Area and the UK, 18 of which proved fatal. |
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