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by fabian2k 1920 days ago
There is new data, and the statement from the Paul Ehrlich Institute refers specifically to a specific type of thrombosis. The PEI is the institute responsible for vaccines, the RKI is for infectious diseases in general.

It's hard to say if this is a good decision, my impression is that this is too risk-averse given the real danger and very significant chance of COVID 19 infections. But it does seem to be based on different data than just a few days ago.

PEI Statement:

https://www.pei.de/EN/newsroom/hp-news/2021/210315-pei-infor...