The Government Of The Netherlands Stops Distribution Of Vaccine After It Kills One Woman And Gives Several People Deadly Blood Clots

In a statement on Friday, the ministry said the decision was made “as a precaution” on the heels of reports from Dutch drug monitoring agency Lareb which said it had received news of five blood-clot cases among women who had recently been given a shot of Vaxzevria, the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.

The women, all aged between 25 and 65, had received the jab about 7 to 10 days beforehand.

“Three [of the five] patients had extensive pulmonary embolisms. One died and one also had a brain haemorrhage,” Lareb said. “Another patient had extensive abdominal vein thrombosis. One patient developed a thrombosis of the arteries in the legs.”

The agency noted that within the period concerning the five complaints, around 400,000 people were given the vaccine, and the reports “appear to be comparable to other reports in Europe.”