16-03-2021 09:18 |
Postponement
of vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine until 18 March |
Pending the opinion of the
European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance
Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), which is investigating a
number of cases of blood clots in people who had received the AstraZeneca
vaccine in EU countries, it was decided on 15/3/2021 to temporarily postpone
vaccinations in Cyprus with the AstraZeneca vaccine until Thursday, 18 March. It is clarified that the
scheduled vaccination appointments with Moderna and Pfiser/BioNTech vaccines
will be carried out normally. MPO/EH |