British girl dies after blood clotting incident, Cyprus probing hyperlink to AstraZeneca jab

A 39-year-old British girl died in a Cypriot clinic after a blood clotting incident after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the professional Cyprus Information Company mentioned Monday.

Charalambos Charilaou, the spokesperson for the state well being products and services, advised CNA that the Ecu Medications Company (EMA) would examine the loss of life.

The girl, handled at Nicosia Common Clinic’s extensive care unit, won the primary dose of the vaccine on Might 6 within the lodge the town of Paphos at the western coast of the Mediterranean island.

The girl, who used to be now not named, suffered signs days later.

Cyprus well being government have opened an investigation to look if the “critical thrombotic episode” used to be connected to the AstraZeneca jab.

Cypriot government are investigating some other

4 different circumstances of “delicate” blood clotting incidents — 3 of which befell after an AstraZeneca shot and one after a Pfizer jab — also are being investigated through Cyprus.

Some nations have limited or dropped AstraZeneca photographs from nationwide vaccine campaigns over very uncommon blood clots, even though the EMA says the advantages outweigh the dangers.

AstraZeneca is the spine of the vaccination rollout in Cyprus, the place circle of relatives medical doctors additionally allowed to manage the jab to any one elderly over 20.

However many of us reserving on-line to get the vaccine have snubbed AstraZeneca and opted for different photographs.

Consistent with Our Global in Information figures, Cyprus is ranked 3rd within the Ecu Union for vaccinations consistent with inhabitants, administering 57.54 doses consistent with 100 other people.

Just about 49 % of Cyprus’ grownup inhabitants has won a Covid-19 vaccine shot, and 21 % are absolutely vaccinated.

Overall infections for the reason that pandemic in March 2020 began is 71,911 and 354 deaths.