Norway Should Exclude J&J, AstraZeneca From Vaccine Scheme: Panel

Norway Should Exclude J&J, AstraZeneca From Vaccine Scheme: Panel
Vials labelled "AstraZeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken March 10, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Reuters
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OSLO—Norway should exclude the COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson from its inoculation program due to a risk of rare but harmful side-effects, a government-appointed commission said on Monday.

However, those who volunteer to take either vaccine should be allowed to do so, it said, stressing the importance of dispelling any vaccine hesitancy.