네덜란드, 아스트라네제카 백신 접종 중단

유럽의 아일랜드에 이어 네덜란드도 아스트라제네카 백신 접종을 잠시 중단했습니다.

 

이들 나라의 보건당국은 백신 접종 후 혈액 응고 부작용을 고려해서 부득이한 조치라고 입장을 밝혔습니다.

 

이로써 아스트라제네카 벡신 접종을 유보한 나라은 유럽만 13개국으로 늘었습니다.

 

하지만 아스트라제네카사는 자사의 백신에 문제가 없다는 입장인 가운데 우리 정부는 오는 23일 아스트라제네카 백신을 공개 접종할 계획입니다.

 

이번 접종 대상은 만 65세 이상인데 안정성과 효과성이 걱정되는 가운데 대통령 내외는 접종을 맞기로 했습니다.

 

 

다음은 미국 CNN이 아스트라제카 백신에 대하여 보도한 내용입니다.

 

 

 

네덜란드가 부작용 우려로 옥스퍼드-아스트라제네카 바이러스 백신 사용을 중단한 최신 국가가 됐다.

The Netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over concerns about possible side effects.

네덜란드 정부는 3월 29일까지 계속될 이번 조치가 예방책이라고 말했다.
아일랜드 공화국도 일찍이 노르웨이에서 수혈받은 사람들의 혈액 응고에 대한 보고에 대해 비슷한 결정을 내렸다.

The Dutch government said the move, which will last until at least 29 March, was a precaution. 

The Republic of Ireland earlier made a similar decision over reports of blood clotting in recipients in Norway.

 

그러나 세계보건기구(WHO)는 백신과 혈전 사이의 연관성에 대한 징후는 없다고 말한다.
네덜란드와 아일랜드의 발표는 덴마크, 노르웨이, 불가리아, 아이슬란드, 태국의 비슷한 움직임에 이은 것이다.

But the World Health Organization says there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blod clots.  

The announcements by the Netherlands and Ireland followed similar moves by Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Iceland and Thailand.

 

현재 혈액 응고 사고에 대한 검토를 진행 중인 유럽 의약국은 백신의 이점이 위험보다 계속해서 더 크다고 말한다.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) - which is currently carrying out a review into incidents of blood clots - says the vaccine's benefits continue to outweigh its risks. 

 

네덜란드 정부는 어떤 조치를 취했는가?
네덜란드 정부는 성명에서 심각한 부작용이 발생할 수 있다는 덴마크와 노르웨이의 보고에 따라 예방 조치를 취하고 있다고 밝혔다.
"우리는 백신에 대한 어떤 의심도 용납할 수 없습니다," 라고 네덜란드 보건부 장관 우고 드 종이가 말했습니다.
"우리는 모든 것이 옳은지 확인해야 하므로, 일단 잠시 멈추는 것이 현명합니다."

What measures did the Dutch government take?

In a statement, the Dutch government said it was acting out of precaution following reports from Denmark and Norway of possible serious side effects.

"We can't allow any doubts about the vaccine," Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said.

"We have to make sure everything is right, so it is wise to pause for now."

일요일의 결정은 이제 네덜란드 예방접종 프로그램의 지연을 초래할 것이다.

당국은 아스트라 제네카를 1200만 도스(dose)로 미리 주문했고, 앞으로 2주 동안 거의 30만 도스(jabs)가 예정됐다.

Sunday's decision will now cause delays in the Dutch vaccination programme.

The authorities had pre-ordered 12 million doses of AstraZeneca, with nearly 300,000 jabs scheduled in the next two weeks. 

아스트라 제네카가 뭐라고 했나?
아스트라제네카는 성명에서 백신으로 인해 응고 위험이 증가했다는 증거는 없다고 밝혔다.
EU와 영국 전역에서 15건의 심층 정맥혈전증(DVT)과 22건의 폐색전증(폐로 들어온 혈전)이 보고됐다고 한다.
What did AstraZeneca say?

In a statement, AstraZeneca said there was no evidence of an increased risk of clotting due to the vaccine. 

It said that across the EU and United Kingdom there had been 15 events of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) - a blood clot in a vein - and 22 events of pulmonary embolism - a blood clot that has entered the lungs - reported among those vaccinated.

 

영국의 의약품 규제당국은 잽이 자국민들에게 백신을 맞도록 촉구했기 때문에잽이 응고를 유발한다는 증거가 없다고 말했다. 
아스트라제네카는 "유럽연합과 영국에서 약 1700만 명이 백신을 접종했으며 지난주 현재 40건 미만의 혈전이 보고됐다"고 밝혔다.

The UK medicines regulator said evidence "does not suggest: the jab causes clot, as it urged people in the country to get the vaccine when asked to do so. 

* jab: 예방 주사

About 17 million people in the European Union and the UK have received a dose of the vaccine, with less than 40 cases of blood clots reported as of last week, AstraZeneca said. 

 

앤 테일러 최고의료책임자는 "유럽연합(EU)과 영국에서 약 1700만 명이 현재 우리 백신을 접종했으며, 이 집단에서 보고된 혈전 감염 건수는 일반 인구에서 예상할 수 있는 수백 건보다 적다"고 말했다.

"Around 17 million people in the EU and UK have now received our vaccine, and the number of cases of blood clots reported in this group is lower than the hundreds of cases that would be expected among the general population," said Ann Taylor, the firm's chief medical officer. 

 

"대유행의 특성상 개별 사례에서 관심이 높아지고 있으며, 백신 이벤트 보고에서 허가받은 의약품의 안전 모니터링 표준 관행을 넘어 공공의 안전을 보장하고 있습니다."

"The nature of the pandemic has led to increased attention in individual cases and we are going beyond the standard practices for safety monitoring of licensed medicines in reporting vaccine events, to ensure public safety."

 

 

* 기사 내용 및 사진 출처: cnn