AstraZeneca vaccinations suspended in Ireland from this morning

Sun, 14 Mar, 2021 - 09:19

Caitlín Griffin

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended that the administration of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine be temporarily suspended from this morning.

In a statement, Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO), said the recommendation was being made following a report from the Norwegian Medicines Agency of four new cases of serious blood clotting events in adults after receiving the Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine.