Which countries have stopped using AstraZeneca vaccine, and why?

Concerns grow over reports of blood clotting among some recipients, but WHO urges countries to keep using the COVID vaccine.

A small number of countries, mostly in Europe, have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine amid fears the shot may have caused some recipients to develop serious blood clots. The Netherlands on Sunday became the latest nation to halt the rollout, following moves by Ireland, Bulgaria, Denmark and Norway. Other countries have stopped using certain batches of the vaccine, which is jointly produced with the United Kingdom’s University of Oxford.