3 health workers who received AstraZeneca vaccine in hospital with 'unusual' symptoms, Norway says

Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/03/03/astrazeneca-moderna-stake.jpg"/><figcaption>A test tube labelled &quot;vaccine&quot; in front of an AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. <em>Dado Ruvic, Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>OSLO - Three health workers in Norway who recently received the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 are being treated in hospital for bleeding, blood clots and a low count of blood platelets, Norwegian health authorities said on Saturday.</p><p>Norway halted on Thursday the rollout of that vaccine, following a similar move by Denmark. Iceland later followed suit.</p><p>&quot;We do not know if the cases are linked to the vaccine,&quot; Sigurd Hortemo, a senior doctor at the Norwegian Medicines Agency told a news conference held jointly with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.</p><p>All three individuals were under the age of 50.</p><div><strong>RELATED LINKS:</strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/13/21/who-insists-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-safe-as-jab-faces-new-setbacks">WHO insists AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe as jab faces new setbacks</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/12/21/philippines-to-continue-astrazeneca-vaccinations-amid-suspensions-in-europe">Philippines to continue AstraZeneca vaccinations amid suspensions in Europe</a></li></ul><p>The European medicine regulator EMA would investigate the three incidents, Hortemo added.</p><p>&quot;They have very unusual symptoms: bleeding, blood clots and a low count of blood platelets,&quot; Steinar Madsen, Medical Director at the Norwegian Medicines Agency told broadcaster NRK.</p><p>&quot;They are quite sick...We take this very seriously,&quot; he said, adding authorities had received notification of the cases on Saturday.</p><p>AstraZeneca was not immediately available for comment.</p><p>Before Denmark&#x27;s and Norway&#x27;s move, Austria stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.</p><p>Still, EMA on Thursday said the vaccine&#x27;s benefits outweighed its risks and could continue to be administered.</p><p>Europe is struggling to speed up a vaccine rollout after delivery delays from Pfizer and AstraZeneca, even as a spike in cases amid a more contagious virus variant has triggered fresh lockdowns in countries like Italy and France.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1634155" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>OSLO - Three health workers in Norway who recently received the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 are being treated in hospital for bleeding, blood clots and a low count of blood platelets, Norwegian health authorities said on Saturday.</p>

OSLO - Three health workers in Norway who recently received the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 are being treated in hospital for bleeding, blood clots and a low count of blood platelets, Norwegian health authorities said on Saturday.

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3 health workers who received AstraZeneca vaccine in hospital with 'unusual' symptoms, Norway says

3 health workers who received AstraZeneca vaccine in hospital with 'unusual' symptoms, Norway says

Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik,

Reuters

Published Mar 14, 2021 01:03 AM PHT

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