Major European countries, such as Germany, France, and Italy, have decided to resume AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine against Corona 19.
This is because the European Medicines Agency (EMA) decided to keep the recommendation for approval as "safe and effective vaccine" as a result of a review of a case of thrombosis that occurred after AZ vaccination on the 18th (local time).
AZ, a multinational pharmaceutical company, welcomed EMA's decision right away.
German Health Minister Jens Schfan held a press conference on the same day and said, "As a result of consultations with the federal government and 16 states, the Paul Erlich Institute (PEI), an agency responsible for vaccine approval, we have decided to resume vaccination from tomorrow."
The EMA's decision is to prove the safety and quality of the AZ vaccine, and that's good news, Spane said.
Klaus Chihutech, director of PEI, said, "In the future, we will first explain the side effects of AZ vaccine to vaccinators. As it is a very rare case, it has become clear that the benefit of AZ vaccination outweighs the risk and that vaccination can continue." I said.
France will immediately resume AZ vaccination from the afternoon of the 19th, Prime Minister Jean Castex said at a press conference.
Prime Minister Castex plans to inoculate the AZ vaccine on the first day of resumption as a way to alleviate distrust of the AZ vaccine, Lefigaro reported on a daily basis.
President Emmanuel Macron, who had previously been accused of claiming that the AZ vaccine was ineffective for people over 65 years old, also pledged to get the AZ vaccine.
Italy also decided to resume AZ vaccination from the 19th.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi said in a statement issued shortly after the results of the EMA's evaluation came out, "Welcome to the EMA's announcement of the AZ vaccine," and "We will resume AZ vaccination as early as tomorrow."
The Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) also announced in a statement that the reason for maintaining the preventive AZ vaccination ban has disappeared in a statement after an emergency meeting with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health, and that the vaccination will be completely resumed from 3 pm on the 19th.
Spain will resume AZ vaccination on the 24th, according to Reuters news agency Health Minister Carolina Darias has announced.
The Netherlands will also resume AZ vaccination from next week, according to Dutch Minister of Health Hwiho De Yongeo, and the governments of Lithuania, Latvia and Slovenia have decided to use the vaccine again as early as the 19th.
However, Norway and Sweden have said they are withholding the AZ vaccine despite the EMA announcement.
The Norwegian Institute for Public Health is paying attention to the results of the EMA's review, but says it is too early to reach a final conclusion regarding vaccination.
He added that he would release its own instructions around the next weekend.
"We hope to review the EMA investigation and determine the best way to use this vaccine next week," said Swedish chief infectious disease scholar Anders Tennnell.
Earlier, most European countries temporarily suspended the vaccination, hoping to await further review and decision by EMA after a series of reports of cerebral thrombosis after vaccination with AZ vaccination.
The EMA maintained the vaccination recommendations for the AZ vaccine this day, although it could not clearly rule out the link between the very rare types of blood clots and AZ vaccination.