Berlin, Mar 15: Italy”s medicines regulator on Monday announced the precautionary, temporary ban on using AstraZeneca”s coronavirus vaccine amid new reports of people developing dangerous blood clots after taking the shot.
Italy”s Aifa said the decision “was taken in line with similar measures adopted by other European countries.
It added that further looking into the matter is currently underway. The announcement followed by a day the latest known death of a person in Italy shortly after receiving the vaccine. A 57-year-old clarinet teacher, who received the vaccine in the northern Piedmont region on Saturday evening, as part of a national rollout for teachers, died at home early Sunday morning.
