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Josphine Moraa, a nurse at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, prepares a Covid-19 vaccine to administer to a health worker at the facility on 9/3/2021. [Sammy Omingo,Standard]
Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would hit pause on AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots after several countries reported possible serious side-effects, throwing Europe’s already struggling vaccination campaign into disarray.
Denmark and Norway stopped giving the shot last week after reporting isolated cases of bleeding, blood clots and a low platelet count. Iceland and Bulgaria followed suit and Ireland and the Netherlands announced suspensions on Sunday.
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