LISBON, March 18 (Reuters) - Portugal will lift a temporary
suspension on the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
on Monday, the country's health authority announced on Thursday,
following a statement by the EU's drug watchdog that the shot's
benefits outweighed its risks.
The southern European nation was one of several countries
that suspended the use of the vaccine earlier this week after
reports of blood disorders among those who had taken the
vaccine.
Portugal, which hopes to vaccinate 70% of its 10 million
population by the end of summer, has already given the first
dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to 173,000 people, including
Prime Minister Antonio Costa.
(Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by Victoria Waldersee)
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