Europe’s much-criticized vaccination rollout has just hit another snag, as Danish health authorities are increasingly concerned about harmful side-effects believed to be associated with the AstraZeneca-Oxford jab, the cheap COVID remedy that was supposed to help Europe catch up with the US, UK and Israel.
Danish authorities on Thursday temporarily suspended AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot following reports of cases of dangerous blood clots forming inside patients, including one such incident that took place in Denmark. Authorities didn’t specify exactly how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Reuters reports that Austria has also stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death attributed to coagulation disorders, along with an illness attributed ot a pulmonary embolism, a condition where one or more of the lung’s arteries becomes blocked by a blood clot. Six other European countries have also reportedly halted distribution of the COVID jab.
“Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries,” the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a statement.
The Danish Medicines Agency said the suspension would last for 14 days as authorities launch an investigation into the blood clots, with assistance from other EU member states.
They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.
AstraZeneca claims its vaccine is subject to strict and rigorous quality controls and that there have been “no confirmed serious adverse events associated with the vaccine.” It said it was in contact with Austrian authorities and would fully support their investigation.
“Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries,” the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said. “It is important to emphasize that we have not opted out of using the AstraZeneca vaccine, but that we are putting it on hold.”
The European Medicines Agency said Wednesday there is no evidence linking AstraZeneca to the two cases of blood clots in Austria. The company said the number of (thromboembolic events” (blood clots forming) in people who have received the AstraZeneca vaccine is no higher than that seen in the general population, with 22 cases of such events being reported among the 3MM people who have received it as of March 9.
And at least one investor claimed Denmark’s suspension of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine on blood clot concerns shows “the detection systems that look for potential safety issues are working,” and that most of these “safety events” would ultimately be linked to natural processes, not the jab.
“It’s good to see the safety signal detection systems working and it’s important that any safety signal is followed-up using the correct protocols,” Shore analyst Adam Barker told Bloomberg. Data from the vaccine’s phase three trials suggests that “you would expect that most safety signals won’t ultimately be linked to the vaccine,” he said.
However, “it’s hard to make judgments on the impact on shareholder value,” he added, given there are “a lot of moving parts.” But ultimately, a risk-reward trade-off with any therapy; “you can only confidently make judgments on that decision when all the data is finalized and clear”
Nevertheless, shares of AZ tumbled on Thursday on signs that the European vaccine rollout is facing fresh skepticism and obstacles. Shares were down more than 2% in London’s mid-morning trade.
Whether Austria and other EU states will follow suit remains to be seen, though at least one other national health authority is reportedly considering a halt: the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the Medicines Agency are meeting to discuss Denmark’s decision to halt vaccinations using doses of the vaccine, according to reports from state broadcaster NRK.
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So AZ’s years of rigorous testing on the vaccine didn’t show any problems?
Rigorous testing by big pharma? I doubt it. Unfortunately the rest of these bottom dwellers are just as corrupt as AZ. The more I look at the pharmaceutical industrial complex the more I realize that they are probably the most corrupt industry in the country, however there are many vying for that honor.
I spent five years as a well dressed whore for big pharma. Mostly bringing lunch and snacks to morbidly obese nurses and staff. Once a week or so we would do the golf and cigars thing with big prescribers. Lets not forget about the $250 honorarium checks we would hand out to docs after dinner programs. It was a tremendous scam 20 yrs ago.
Many Doctors are like politicians, you can buy them off with just a few bucks.
My experience has been that it is impossible to say that any of these pompous pricks in lab coats are people of science or morals
My wife used to work as a pharmacy tech for about ten years. She would often say a pharma salesman came thru town recently… because all of a sudden the doctors in town would be prescribing a common drug. an oddity
Dog years.
Not sure which jab my 80 year old uncle took but, he recently found out he has a blood clot in his lung. He’s been on blood thinners for the last 15 years.
So far my 87 year old aunt has not taken her jabs, but she is 100% Biden supporter so she probably will.
She already has peripheral arterial disease and a chronic bleeding disorder in her stomach.
She better not buy green bananas. Unless she’s Jewish, of course.
7 European Nations Halt AstraZeneca Jabs On Reports Of “Serious” Blood Clots
by Tyler Durden
Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 – 8:41
Update (0820ET): More countries have followed Denmark by suspending approval of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine. Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, and Italy have now opted to halt use of the vaccine, creating more problems for Europe’s sluggish vaccine rollout.
I’m figuratively dying as my family is taking their vaxx. I hope they don’t literally die.
No problem. They can replace it with the Pfizer injection.
From Mike Whitney:
“What’s going on in Israel? Has anyone figured it out yet?
Isn’t Israel the most vaccinated country in the world?
It is.
Haven’t half of all Israelis already been vaccinated?
Yes, they have.
Haven’t 90% of all Israelis over 60 (the age-group most likely to die from Covid) already been vaccinated?
Yes.
Then how did “Israel manage to double the number of deaths it accumulated in the prior ten months of the pandemic”…”within two months of intensive inoculation with the Pfizer vaccine“?
And, why did “Israel’s Covid-19 cases… spike sharply during the first month of the … mass vaccination campaign.“?
And, why “after just 2 months of … mass vaccination” are “76% of new Covid-19 cases.. under 39. Only 5.5% are over 60. 40% of critical patients are under 60.”?
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/operation-vaxx-all-deplorables-codename-satans-poker/
http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2021/march/09/the-brutal-attack-on-scientific-dissent/
Most of what you hear about covid-19 is pure BS intended to control you.
Read this if you want the truth!