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Thailand, Australia stick with AstraZeneca COVID vaccine | Coronavirus pandemic News

Thailand has launched an inoculation campaign with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot and Australia announced it has no plans to stop administering the jab, despite a growing number of European nations suspending the vaccine’s use amid concerns over safety.

Thai Prime Minster Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday became the first person to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in the Southeast Asian nation, saying he was doing so “to boost confidence for the general public”.

Prayuth and other cabinet members had initially been due to get their vaccine shots on Friday but Thailand temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine amid reports from Europe that it could cause dangerous blood clots.

Several European countries – including Germany, France, Italy and Spain – have since halted the use of the shot as a “precautionary” measure, although the British drugmaker and international…

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