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AstraZeneca is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine worldwide just months after admitting it could cause a rare but dangerous side effect. An application to withdraw the vaccine in the European Union was made on March 5 and came into effect on Tuesday, according to The Telegraph.
AstraZeneca withdraws COVID vaccine from European market. Similar applications will be made by the company over the next few months in several other countries where the vaccine was approved, such as Australia. There is a link between the vaccine, known as Vaxzevria, and a rare but serious side effect called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia . According to the Australian Department of Health, TTS involves blood clotting with low platelets.
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