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The EU's medicines regulator has said it remains "firmly convinced" of AstraZeneca's vaccine and there was "no indication" caused blood clots, after several leading EU states paused their rollouts.

Italy's decision to at least temporarily ban the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine was a "precautionary" move, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Tuesday, adding that the country had to "move in unison with other European countries.

The addition of Sweden and Latvia on Tuesday brought to more than a dozen the number of EU countries to act since reports first emerged of thromboembolisms affecting people after they got the AstraZeneca shot.

Indonesia has temporarily postponed the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Oxford University in collaboration with a British multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca following reports of blood clots in several European countries,

Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday received the AstraZeneca vaccine as the Southeast Asian nation began the drug's rollout, lifting a suspension that was triggered by European nations raising safety concerns.

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. – – – – JAKARTA — Indonesia has temporarily postponed the distribut

Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has broken ranks with his Liberal colleagues and called for the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine to be suspended until more is known about its potential side effects.

The rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine has been halted in several countries after reports people developed blood cots after receiving the jab, but there is no evidence so far that the vaccine caused the issue.

Australian health advisors and the government remain committed to the rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, despite safety concerns overseas and on the backbench. Multiple European countries, including Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Portugal …

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has become the first person to be inoculated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian country