A review by Germany's medical regulator found a total of 31 unusual blood clots, including nine deaths, were reported by March 29 out of some 2.7million doses of AstraZeneca … This will greatly enhance the speed of the vaccine rollout all over Europe — as soon as enough doses are available to start making a difference. German health officials agreed Tuesday to restrict the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in people under 60, amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots reported in … The 63-year-old man, who spoke exclusively to Greek Reporter, collapsed on February 18, a day after he received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. “We think that if a vaccine has a problem, we first take a history and then say that this person cannot do it,” he protested. A Greek professor collapsed after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. Earlier Tuesday, two state-owned hospitals in Berlin announced that they had stopped administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to female staff members under 55. Eight or nine years ago he had a mild stroke without even being hospitalized. German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported in a … He was taken to the hospital of Syros, and taken to Athens, to Thriasio, by helicopter. Still, out of an abundance of caution, the agency recommended that warnings about possible rare side effects should be provided to patients who receive the Astra Zeneca shot as well as doctors. “It was the first time in my life that something like that happened to me,” the professor says, adding that he suffers from no underlying health issues whatsoever. A 63-year-old university professor collapsed within the first 24 hours after receiving the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Athens, Greek Reporter learned exclusively, as concerns over the side effects of the vaccine grow throughout Europe. Excerpts: German health officials agreed Tuesday to restrict the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60, amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots reported in a tiny number of those who … An Australian professor says stopping the use of a COVID vaccine based on a … Germany's vaccine regulator said on Tuesday it has recorded 31 cases of … “I had no second thoughts about receiving the vaccine. A 63-year-old professor from Greece collapsed and laid unconscious for a full two minutes after he received the vaccine in February. He related how it happened, telling them “There was a scheduled appointment at IKA in Syros. Germany has restricted the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure amid reports the jab is being linked to more cases of suspected adverse effects, some resulting in death. AstraZeneca has been scrambling to reassure governments that its product is safe after more than a dozen countries temporarily halted their rollout of the vaccine following similar reports of blood clots. The Paul Ehrlich Institute announced today that it has recorded 31 … Canada is the latest country to issue an advisory about the drug, instructing that the vaccine should not be administered to people younger than 55. I want to note that we are all positive about the vaccine,” he added. Most European Union countries, including Germany, resumed use of the vaccine, which was created by a team from Oxford University and the Anglo-Swedish Astra Zeneca firm. “But when someone who has not had a problem in the last years of his life, it happens one hour after the vaccine, our mind connects them, without knowing if this connection of the vaccine with what he suffered is valid”, he added. He has been taking anticoagulants all these years. However, the country’s recommendation for giving the shot only to those 55 and older reflects ongoing questions about its overall safety. “If the situation does not clear up, I will think twice about receiving the second dose. Germany has reported 31 CVSTs and nine deaths out of the 2.7 million people vaccinated there, with most cases in young or middle-aged women. Especially since Norwegian and German researchers have demonstrated the causal relationship and highlighted its immunological mechanism, explaining the exceptional nature of the type of thrombosis found. Health Minister Jens Spahn was scheduled to speak with regional counterparts about the AstraZeneca drug later on Tuesday, a ministry spokesperson announced. by Frank Jordans Associated Press. A … As of Monday, 31 suspected incidences of cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in people who had been vaccinated with AstraZeneca had been reported to the Paul Ehrlich Institute. Image source AP. Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you. “I am not certain that the collapse was the result of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Credit: Greek Reporter. It does not mean that anything that coincides in time with the vaccination is related to the vaccination.”. He fell into a coma. Follow GR on Google News and subscribe here to our daily email! In Kenya, the Ministry of Health has maintained that so far there have been no documented cases of major side effects in any of the 130,575 people who have received the vaccine. The decision was made due to “available, albeit limited, evidence” concerning the drug’s safety. AstraZeneca vaccine for the CCP Virus, developed by Oxford University, on Dec. 18, 2020. Alexander Myasnikov, the Сhief Doctor of Moscow Hospital №71, a TV presenter, explained reasons behind the deaths of European citizens after their vaccination with AstraZeneca drug. The professor says he is uncertain whether he will receive the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. George Melanitis, a relative of the 60-year-old Syros, spoke to interviewers on the show Koinonia Ora MEGA. Doctors are wary, but he has started communicating, moving his left leg. Read RT Privacy policy to find out more. This game-changing vaccine, which does not require ultra cold freezing storage temperatures, has also been recently approved for use in Europe and requires one shot only. Germany’s medical regulator says it has received reports of 21 cases of rare blood clots in people who had recently received AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. After the man regained consciousness, he received first aid from colleagues and an ambulance was called. Germany: 7 deaths and more than 20 cases of blood clots linked to AstraZeneca vaccine reported. “I was standing up and fell to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Published: April 8, 2021, 8:15 am . “When he returned home after half an hour, he collapsed. “There is a suspicion that there is a possible connection between the vaccination and the death of the citizen,” said city spokesman Carsten Sauer after the meeting of the pandemic staff. The country’s Standing Vaccination Commission recommended on Tuesday that AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria only be given to men and women over the age of 60, or in exceptional cases. He was reassured that the collapse was not related to the vaccine. I was told I remained unconscious for about two minutes.”. According to him, those patients who died due to thrombosis after vaccination had risks for their development. AstraZeneca vaccine: 31 cases of thrombosis and nine deaths in Germany. The commission announced its recommendation hours after the city of Berlin introduced an identical policy. After a 63-year-old died of multiple thromboses in eastern France after being vaccinated with the AstraZeneca Corona vaccine, relatives filed charges of negligent homicide. Before the new guidelines were issued in Berlin, a district in North Rhine-Westphalia state suspended shots for women under 55 after two women suffered from blood clots. People aged under 60 who have been given a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Germany will receive a different jab for their second dose, federal and regional health ministers agreed Tuesday. Introducing ‘Vaxzevria’: AstraZeneca renames Covid vaccine as firm fights off controversy over drug, Surge in Covid-19 cases forces Germany and Italy to impose strict border restrictions, ‘Asian-American actors are ugly & your films make us look backward’: Hollywood sets movies in China, locals don’t want to watch, Gorge-us! “Fifteen years ago my brother-in-law had an operation. According to Grødeland, other vaccine options make it easier to replace AstraZeneca. Germany had suspended emergency use of the AstraZeneca shot earlier this month, but then lifted the temporary ban after EU regulators deemed it to be safe. This website uses cookies. Statistics from Germany suggest that around one in 90,000 people given the AstraZeneca vaccine was later diagnosed with a brain blood clot but the same risk is … DeSantis vows to ban ‘vaccine passports’ as Biden admin joins forces with Big Tech. A total of 2.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered across the whole of Germany so far. If all this is a predisposition for what happened at that moment to happen, we accept it,” Melanitis stated. 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In the last five weeks, the spread of infection has spiked, with daily infections surpassing 1,000 and reaching their highest level to date. Spahn said the decision followed a recommendation from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), Germany's authority in charge of vaccines, following newly registered cases of thrombosis, including three deaths. AstraZeneca’s vaccine was initially approved for use in […] At least 20 countries temporarily stopped inoculation using the company’s vaccine in early March amid growing reports of complications and deaths from … 3rd COVID wave hits Europe amid AstraZeneca u ... "We haven't had any hospitalizations or deaths [from COVID] in those individuals who were vaccinated with the vaccine," Pollard said. “Our complaint is why this was not done immediately, as it took 12 hours for him to be transported,” he stated. The German capital of Berlin is now limiting the use of AstraZeneca’s Wuhan coronavirus vaccine to patients over the age of 60. Denmark suspended use of the vaccine on March 11th after report that a 60-year-old woman died with blood clots in several parts of her body a week after she received the vaccine. Thrombolytic treatment is being performed at his hospital currently. CSVT is a rare form of blood clot that forms in the brain. “Still, we need to treat it carefully and wait for the talks taking place at the federal level,” she added. Read more. Issued on: 28/04/2021 - 15:55. “There is no instruction that people taking it should take any special measures regarding the vaccine, or not. A vial with the AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is pictured in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2021. But several Scandinavian countries are currently maintaining a ban on its use. We are waiting,” Melanitis noted. Commenting on the case, Athanasios Skoutelis, an infectious disease specialist and member of the National Vaccination Committee, said “Thromboembolic disease is common in the general population. Norway is one of the countries least affected by the pandemic, with only 85,000 cases and 649 deaths linked to the disease. But nobody has reassured me that it is not. Spain is now using the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for all those over 80 years of age. The condition of the 60-year-old is currently improved, while it is noted that the man had a history of ischemic attacks and was taking pills. Authorities in Berlin and Munich put a halt to the inoculations after new reports surfaced of unusual blood clots in people who had recently received the shots, according to officials. French family files charges of negligent homicide after AstraZeneca vaccine death. All rights reserved. The evidence by the German and Norwegian researchers contradicts fresh statements by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the World Health Organization, both of which announced this week that AstraZeneca’s vaccine is safe for use. My relative went and got the vaccine. A 58-year-old woman died in Dessau-Roßlau after an AstraZeneca vaccination. Further recommendations are expected from national medical regulators at that time, according to a statement from Berlin’s top health official, Dilek Kalayci. See all the latest news from Greece and the world at Greekreporter.com. After 9 Deaths, Blood Clot Concerns over AstraZeneca Experimental COVID Shot Prompts Germany to Halt Injections Again. I really believed that the vaccine will restore the normalcy to our everyday lives,” he tells Greek Reporter. Stunning Mars canyon IMAGES hint at ancient life-supporting environment, WATCH: Horde of locusts blocks out the skies in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sick joke: Blogger arrested after brutal coronavirus prank on Moscow subway (VIDEO), Time to get outta Dodge? Questions raised over AstraZeneca vaccine as Europe pauses roll out over safety concerns. FORMER Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt blasted European countries like France and Germany whose overcautious approach to the vaccine programme means they have death rates much higher than the UK. The German medicines regulator, the Paul Ehrlich Institute, has found 31 cases of cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT) among people who received AstraZeneca in Germany… Again, the results showed no issues with my health. The decision comes after weeks of reports from all over the EU and after the country’s medical regulator announced that it had received a total of 31 reports of rare blood clots in recent recipients of the AstraZeneca product. Germany is set to suspend the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in people under the age of 60 over concerns it may cause potentially fatal blood clots. In Madrid, those who are 60 to 65 began receiving the vaccine today — ahead of those between the ages of 66 and 79 — because Spanish authorities have not yet reviewed the new data provided by AstraZeneca about its efficacy in the older age group. I was also issued with a Holter monitor to measure my heart’s activity. That must now be clarified. Spanish health authorities have said that they are hoping to speed up the rollout of vaccines with the arrival of the shot developed by the pharmaceutical company Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. “I suddenly fainted as I was talking to a colleague in the office,” he tells Greek Reporter. It is difficult for someone to know what will happen in a few days. Nine of these individuals died — and all but two of the cases involved women aged 20 to 63, according to Germany’s Paul Ehrlich Institute. The decision from the Berlin government followed findings by German researchers that the vaccine played a role in the blood clots reported in some patients. “His condition is stable at the moment. How many deaths will it take to ban AstraZeneca’s vaccine? Contact our newsroom to report an update or send your story, photos and videos. The Paul Ehrlich Institute said in an email Monday to The Associated Press that seven people affected by the blood clots have died. © Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2021. “I was still worried and I followed the advice of my doctor to start another round of check-ups, including a electrocardiograph, myocardial perfusion imaging, triplex vascular and thyroid ultrasound and a stress test. The action was taken as a precaution, just before a scheduled meeting later on Tuesday in which representatives from German states will c offer on the wisdom of continuing the Astra Zeneca rollout. EU health authorities have insisted that the vaccine is safe and that the medical episodes cannot be linked to the jab. However, the results showed that there was nothing wrong with his general health and no indication of what had caused the collapse. Germany says AstraZeneca Covid shot should only be given to people over 60 as country tallies 9 deaths from blood clots. Nearly 2.7 million first doses of Vaxzevria have been administered in Germany. I will try to get the vaccine of another company,” he added. “Precautionary measure” to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine. Researchers at the Greifswald teaching hospital in northern Germany said Friday they’ve discovered how the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine could cause blood clots that could lead to rare thrombosis in the brain, public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk reported. / Europe; Paris prosecutors seek involuntary manslaughter charges over AstraZeneca deaths. 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