Ireland Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine Amid Blood Clot Reports

Ireland Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine Amid Blood Clot Reports
A vial and syringe in front of an AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Jan. 11, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
The Associated Press
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LONDON—Irish health officials on Sunday recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway.

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer, said the recommendation was made after Norway’s medicines agency reported four cases of blood clotting in adults after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.