German Chancellor Angela Merkel was given a vaccine of the Swedish-British company Astrazeneca. It is reported by Deutsche Welle TV channel.
It is noted that the 66-year-old politician did not “breed hype” from his vaccination, and limited himself to a short statement. In Germany, the drug is used only for vaccination of people over 60 years. Such a solution is dictated by the risk of the occurrence of blood clots in the grafted citizens under 60.
Earlier it was reported that Merkel canceled the recording on the vaccination from the coronavirus scheduled for April 11. The reason for this was the meeting of the leadership of the “Christian-Democratic Union”, which ruling in the FRG of the party, on which the Chancellor was to be present.
A number of European countries have been suspended or banned by Astrazeneca vaccination due to the discovery of thrombosis in the vaccinated patients. Meanwhile, the creators of the vaccine insist on its safety. The company stated that a detailed study of the health of more than 17 million people after vaccination showed the lack of data on the increased risk of the emergence of the pulmonary artery embolism, the thrombosis of deep veins or thrombocytopenia. The European Medicine Agency (EMA) found thrombosis arising after vaccination with Astrazeneca, a rare side effect.