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Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine

by Frank Jordans
| March 15, 2021 10:03 AM

BERLIN (AP) — A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame.

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