Denmark, Norway suspend use of Astra vaccine over blood clots concerns

The precautionary move follows signals of a possible serious side effect in the form of 'deadly blood clots'

Denmark suspended use of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine after concerns were raised over potentially dangerous side effects.

Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said it’s a precautionary move, following “signals of a possible serious side effect in the form of deadly blood clots.” Denmark has opted to act early and will investigate the development thoroughly, he said in a tweet.

Astra didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Shares in AstraZeneca fell as much as 2.7 per cent after the news hit. The development in Denmark follows news from Austria, where authorities last weekend suspended the use of one batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine after