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Europe, more and more countries are temporarily suspending the vaccination as there have been reports of blood clots forming in blood vessels after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Germany, France and Italy have stopped further vaccinations, and the European Medicines Agency is due to announce its findings on the 18th.



On the report, this is reporter Kim Young-ah.



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European countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Spain have temporarily suspended AstraZeneca vaccination today (16th).




All AstraZeneca vaccines were stopped nationwide.



The German government says it has confirmed seven cases of suspected blood clots after vaccination with AstraZeneca.



France says a link between the vaccine and blood clots has not yet been confirmed, but as a safety precaution, the vaccine will be withheld until the results of the investigation.



[Macron/France President: The decision to suspend the provisional suspension is a precautionary measure. I hope that the European Medicines Agency will allow the vaccination and the vaccination will resume as soon as possible.]



Accordingly, the number of places where AstraZeneca vaccination has been temporarily suspended has increased to 20 countries.



The European Medicines Agency, which is investigating the link between the vaccine and the occurrence of blood clots, will hold a meeting on the 18th and decide whether to continue the vaccination.



The WHO recommended continuing the vaccination once until the results of the investigation are available.



In particular, he stressed that the controversial vaccine was only a fraction of the volume produced in Europe.



[Marie Angela Siamo/WHO Vice-President of Medicines and Medical Supplies: Until now, the number of blood clots in vaccinations does not appear to be greater than that of the general public.] The Korean



government observed the results of the investigation by the European Medicines Agency and then reviewed the situation of other countries. He said he would closely review and decide on follow-up measures.



(Video editing: Jung Yonghwa)