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Denmark stops use of AstraZeneca vaccine
It is the first European country to fully withdraw the jab over possible links to rare blood clots.
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Denmark stops use of AstraZeneca vaccine
It is the first European country to fully withdraw the jab over possible links to rare blood clots.
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Countries pause use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Following rare blood clots, the US, South Africa and EU have suspended the jab.
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People 45 or over in England offered Covid vaccine
It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have been offered a first dose.
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Sputnik V becomes third vaccine approved in India
Russia's Sputnik V is deemed to be safe and works in a way similar to the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab.
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Irish health body recommends AstraZeneca restriction
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee says the AstraZeneca vaccine should be limited to over-60s.
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Denmark stops use of AstraZeneca vaccine
It is the first European country to fully withdraw the jab over possible links to rare blood clots.
![A medical staff member wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit looks after a Covid-19 patient at the Intensive Care Unit of the Sharda Hospital, in Greater Noida near Delhi](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20210416011412/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/365B/production/_118051931_p09dmj5c.jpg)
Video 7 minutes 53 seconds
‘A Covid tsunami we had never seen before’
India's cases plummeted earlier this year, but are now on the rise again. What happened?
![A pharmacist prepares doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Boston, US on 4 March, 2021](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20210416011412/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/16F02/production/_118045939_gettyimages-1231750169.jpg)
Countries pause use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Following rare blood clots, the US, South Africa and EU have suspended the jab.
![A woman receives a vaccine in a at Newmarket Racecourse](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20210416011412/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1A41/production/_118012760_hi066438845.jpg)
People 45 or over in England offered Covid vaccine
It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have been offered a first dose.
![A medical worker prepares a dose of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Caracas, Venezuela April 9, 2021.](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20210416011412/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13948/production/_118000208_mediaitem118000205.jpg)
Sputnik V becomes third vaccine approved in India
Russia's Sputnik V is deemed to be safe and works in a way similar to the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab.
![Covid-19 vaccine](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20210416011412/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/11D64/production/_118006037_395635b1-cfa7-40ee-a5ca-cebae69fada5.jpg)
Irish health body recommends AstraZeneca restriction
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee says the AstraZeneca vaccine should be limited to over-60s.
![A medical staff member wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit looks after a Covid-19 patient at the Intensive Care Unit of the Sharda Hospital, in Greater Noida near Delhi](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20210416011412/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/365B/production/_118051931_p09dmj5c.jpg)
Video 7 minutes 53 seconds
‘A Covid tsunami we had never seen before’
India's cases plummeted earlier this year, but are now on the rise again. What happened?
![A pharmacist prepares doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Boston, US on 4 March, 2021](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20210416011412/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/16F02/production/_118045939_gettyimages-1231750169.jpg)
Countries pause use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Following rare blood clots, the US, South Africa and EU have suspended the jab.
![A woman receives a vaccine in a at Newmarket Racecourse](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20210416011412/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1A41/production/_118012760_hi066438845.jpg)
People 45 or over in England offered Covid vaccine
It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have been offered a first dose.
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