In Europe, European countries have announced that they will not be vaccinated prophylactically, saying that a new coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and others has been reported as a blood clot after vaccination, and the vaccine center will be temporarily closed. The inoculation plan is affected.

Regarding the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and others, 15 countries such as Germany, France and Italy have announced that they will not inoculate the vaccine by the 16th, saying that there are cases where blood clots were confirmed after inoculation.



Of these, in Italy, on the 16th, a vaccine center set up near a train station in the center of Rome was closed in the morning due to a government suspension decision, and more than 30 places are temporarily closed in Lazio, where Rome is located. It means that it is closed.



Citizens said, "It's good to stop vaccination to investigate, but then you should proceed with vaccination," and "I'm worried that blood clots may be accidental. Credit has been lost. "



Also, in France, vaccination developed by AstraZeneca and others had just begun at pharmacies nationwide from the 15th, but due to the government's decision, vaccination has been suddenly suspended, and vaccination is urgent. It is affecting the plans of each country.



The EU-European Union drug regulator, which is investigating, said, "It seems that people who have been vaccinated have blood clots less often than those who have not been vaccinated." The effect obtained outweighs the risk of not inoculating, "he emphasized, and plans to announce future measures on the 18th.



On the other hand, WHO = World Health Organization is calling on each country to continue vaccination, saying that there have been no confirmed cases where vaccination developed by AstraZeneca and others led to death.

In Europe, there are a number of countries that temporarily suspend vaccination due to reports of blood clots after vaccination with AstraZeneca.



On the 11th of this month, Denmark in Northern Europe announced that it would suspend vaccination for two weeks as a precautionary measure, and Norway and Iceland also suspended vaccination.



This was followed by Bulgaria, Ireland and the Netherlands.

And by the 16th, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Latvia and Sweden have announced that they will not be vaccinated, with at least 15 countries so far.

To review the Indonesian mo inoculation plan that arrived 1.1 million times

In Indonesia, where about 1.1 million doses of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and others arrived on the 8th of this month, it was revealed that the vaccination plan using this vaccine will be reviewed.



In Indonesia, vaccination developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company "Sinovac" has started in January with priority given to medical professionals, but in addition to this, emergency use of vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and others has been started 9 The plan was to allow the day and wait for "halal certification" by a domestic Islamic organization before deciding when to start vaccination.



Under these circumstances, it was reported that blood clots were confirmed after vaccination with a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and others, so Indonesian Health Minister Budi said in an explanation to the parliament on the 15th, "EU = European Union medicines. We are also checking information from regulators and others. It is not yet clear if it has anything to do with vaccination. "

On top of that, Health Minister Budi announced that he would revise the vaccination plan developed by AstraZeneca and others based on the results of the WHO = World Health Organization survey.

Thailand, which had postponed vaccination, resumed from 16th

The Thai government has also urgently postponed the vaccination of Prime Minister Prayut on the 12th of this month, and has postponed the vaccination of the people.



However, the Thai government said, "In response to AstraZeneca's statement that it can be used with confidence based on scientific grounds and WHO's view that it is not related to vaccination, the Thai medical team The vaccination was started on the 16th, saying that "the safety was judged comprehensively", and Prime Minister Prayut also received the vaccination himself.



After receiving the vaccination, Prime Minister Prayut said, "I hope the people will have more confidence in the vaccination."



In Thailand, vaccination developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company "Sinovac" started last month, but the postponement of vaccination developed by AstraZeneca and others has raised concerns about vaccination itself. Was there.

Supply contract for 60 million people Impact on Japan

Currently, Pfizer vaccines are being inoculated in Japan, but AstraZeneca has also signed a contract with the Japanese government to supply 60 million people.



Regarding the impact on Japan, Prime Minister Suga was asked by reporters in Tokyo that "use has been suspended in some European countries, but will it affect Japan's inoculation plan?" I think it will be a decision after gathering it well and scrutinizing it. "