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The Paul Ehrlich Institute, which is responsible for vaccines in Germany, continues to adhere to the Astrazeneca corona vaccine.
So far there has been no evidence that the death in Denmark with the corona vaccination with the Astrazeneca vaccine is "causally connected", the institute announced on Thursday evening.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is sticking to the positive evaluation of the approved vaccine from AstraZeneca after an initial review.
"In accordance with the EMA, from the point of view of the Paul Ehrlich Institute, the benefits of the vaccination outweigh the known risks," explained the institute based in Langen.
Denmark had previously suspended vaccinations with the British-Swedish manufacturer's vaccine.
According to the Danish Health Authority, there have been reports of "severe cases" of blood clots in vaccinated people.
So far, however, it has not yet been conclusively clarified whether there is a connection between the vaccinations and the coagulation disorders.
According to the Danish health authorities, one person died after being vaccinated.
After Denmark, Norway and Iceland also suspended vaccination with the vaccine.
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The Paul Ehrlich Institute said that a total of eleven different cases of coagulation disorders with around 1.2 million vaccinations had been reported in Germany by Thursday.
Four people died.
When looking at all the information currently available on the German and international reports on blood clots after vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine, there is "currently no indication that the vaccination caused these diseases".
However, the events that have occurred are being investigated further in close cooperation between the EMA and the European pharmaceutical authorities.