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2021-04-7

COVID-19 pandemic

Castile and León suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine until the European Medicines Agency's security report is published.

Spain's Castile and Leon region suspends AstraZeneca shots

Spain's Castile and Leon region suspends AstraZeneca shots © Reuters

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