Brazil suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine in pregnant women nationally after death

  • May 11, 2021
Brazil suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine in pregnant women nationally after death

Brazilian Army nurse applies an AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a citizen during a vaccination day at a Brazilian Armed Forces tent in Rio de Janeiro’s downtown, Brazil May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Brazil’s federal government on Tuesday nationally suspended the vaccination of pregnant women with the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) COVID-19 shot, after an expectant mother in Rio de Janeiro died from a stroke possibly related to the inoculation.

Franciele Francinato, coordinator of the Health Ministry’s vaccination program, told reporters the suspension was enacted as a…

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