Finland has also done a "very careful study" and not found an increased risk, he added. If they receive the second dose, the metric stays the same. Large numbers of people may not want the AstraZeneca vaccine, but governments do. The government’s vaccination plan relies heavily on the expected Janssen deliveries - 35.000 doses had already been put aside for healthcare workers under the age of 60, and De Jonge had hoped to use Janssen to make up for any delays caused by last week’s decision about AstraZeneca. According to the Netherlands’ vaccination strategy, these are the dates you can start looking forward to. At a recent hearing of the Covid-19 Extra pulmonary Inquiry committee, Dr. Elke De Klerk from the Netherlands said she supports 87,000 nurses who resolved to refuse the Covid-19 vaccine because they don’t want to be a guinea pig. The problem is with the vendor the department uses to collect and house the data about vaccinations, the Mid Atlantic Data Center. If you are Medicare eligible and do not confirm this number, you will not be able to be vaccinated. Europe's drug regulator has also backed the vaccine, saying its benefits are clear. Speaking on an early morning talk show on Monday, Mr de Jonge said he hoped the suspension would last "no longer than a couple of weeks", adding: "We need vaccines to be able to put this nasty period behind us". It said there was no evidence of an increased risk of clotting due to the vaccine. It's to allow time for experts to explore why a small number of people who were recently given the shot also developed blood clots. Covid vaccine by numbers - how UK compares to EU as Raab accuses bloc of 'spreading lies' CORONAVIRUS vaccination programmes are underway around the … AstraZeneca says its vaccine was 76% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in its US trial. "We have to make sure everything is right, so it is wise to pause for now.". This may not equal the share that are fully vaccinated if the vaccine requires two doses. ... Coronavirus vaccine deliveries in Europe — by the numbers ... the Netherlands and Slovenia, less than one-third of Oxford/AstraZeneca doses that … visit this page. If a person receives the first dose of a 2-dose vaccine, this metric goes up by 1. When an illness occurs shortly after vaccination, it is right to question whether the shot might have contributed in any way. Last week, after pausing the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the government announced it would only be used for people over the age of 60. While vast numbers of people are being vaccinated at pace around the world, some of them will still get sick with other things unrelated to the vaccine. This week the EU threatened to block the export to the U.K. of vaccines from the company’s plant in the Netherlands. There is no indication or evidence, however, that the vaccine was linked or responsible. 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