Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Several countries, mostly in Europe have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine over fears the shot may have caused some recipients to develop blood clots.
AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish multinational, on Sunday said fewer than 40 cases of blood clots had been reported as of last week.
To date, more than 17 million people have received the vaccine in the United Kingdom and the European Union.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is meeting on Tuesday to review the available safety data on the vaccine.
WHO has repeatedly expressed confidence in the vaccine’s safety in recent days, with the organisation’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus saying there was no evidence of a link so far.
These are the countries that have suspended use of the vaccine to date:
