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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has recently suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine?
A
Russia
B
Pakistan
C
Nepal
D
Netherland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Denmark, Norway, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Luxembourg have halted some or all of their AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations over fears of blood clots, France24 reports. Previously, Austria had stopped using a single batch of the vaccine after a clotting issue turned up in one recipient.

Detailed explanation-2: -Denmark’s move to suspend its vaccination program comes as the Covid situation around the world remains mixed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Denmark, Norway and Iceland halted the use of the vaccine, known as Covishield in India, citing reports of serious cases of blood clots among people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Detailed explanation-4: -Canada is in the process of destroying 13.6 million expired doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, more than half of all the doses it has ever bought, because it was unable to find foreign countries willing to take the vaccines, despite pledging to donate them.

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