Update 1230ET): Spain’s La Vanguardia newspaper just reported that the Spanish government will also halt AstraZeneca jabs until further review.
The full list of countries that are currently not using the British-made jab are:
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Ireland
Iceland
Denmark
Norway
Bulgaria
Luxembourg
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Austria
Romania
Thailand
Democratic Republic of Congo
Indonesia
As fears about the AstraZeneca vaccine’s side-effects intensify, even the US is starting to doubt. According to media reports confirmed minutes ago by Bloomberg, an independent panel is reviewing the AstraZeneca trial data. If all goes well, the vaccine could receive its US emergency approval in about a month.
But if not, then it would be the first major jab to be rejected by an American regulator. Last year, US regulators halted a trial for the AstraZeneca jab for roughly a month following reports of a different rare illness.
This one is still in trials in the US, correct? I don’t think this is one of the three currently available under a different name.