Nearly a dozen countries have halted use of the AstraZeneca shot. Here’s why.

By MARIA CHENG (AP Medical Writer)
LONDON March 15, 2021 5:21 p.m.

Nearly a dozen countries including Germany, France and Italy temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark and Norway who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there’s no evidence that the shot was responsible