Norway Keeps AstraZeneca Vaccine on Hold for Another Three Weeks

Norway Keeps AstraZeneca Vaccine on Hold for Another Three Weeks
Vials labelled "AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on March 10, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ Reuters
Reuters
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OSLO—Norway will delay its decision on whether to resume the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine by up to three weeks, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on Friday.

Authorities on March 11 suspended the rollout of the vaccine after a small number of younger inoculated people were hospitalized for a combination of blood clots, bleeding, and a low count of platelets, some of whom later died.