Brazilian States Suspend AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Pregnant Women After Death

Brazilian states on Tuesday halted the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women after a woman who had received the vaccine died.

A nurse fills a syringe from a vial containing AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine during vaccination day for health workers at health center Posto Central in Maricá, Brazil on April 27, 2021. Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Several Brazilian states on Tuesday halted the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women after a woman who had received the vaccine died, according to a report.

ANVISA, the countries’ National Health Surveillance Agency, recommended the “immediate suspension” of the vaccine for pregnant women in a statement issued late on Monday, without providing many details.