China News Service, March 16th. According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao.com, many EU countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s new crown vaccine due to concerns about serious side effects, but Australian Finance Minister Fredenberg stated on the 16th that Australia would not do.
According to reports, Australia officially launched the vaccination campaign on February 22, a little later than many countries.
And last week, Australia has just begun to adopt AstraZeneca vaccine, the first vaccine that the country has adopted before is Pfizer vaccine.
In an interview on March 16, Friedenberg said that both the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization have confirmed that the AstraZeneca vaccine is effective and safe to use.
He said: "So, we will continue to advance the AstraZeneca vaccination plan in Australia."
After some cases of bleeding, thrombosis and thrombocytopenia occurred in Europe after vaccination, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and others followed the decisions of other European countries to suspend the vaccinations of AstraZeneca.
The WHO said that there have been no deaths related to the new crown vaccine and called on people not to panic.
The European Medicines Agency said that it will hold an emergency meeting on the 18th to discuss whether vaccination with AstraZeneca will cause blood clots in the vaccinated person, and provide suggestions on how to take the next step.
However, it still believes that the benefits of the vaccine in preventing new crowns outweigh its adverse effects.