News Analysis: Denmark Says It'S Permanently Stopping Use of The Astrazeneca Vaccine

N E W S A N A LY S I S
D E N M A R K S AY S I T ’ S
P E R M A N E N T LY
STOPPING USE OF THE
A S T R A Z E N E C A VA C C I N E
NAME: JANA ALHUDHUD
ID : 20181103092
Sources
Type of news
Why this news
Thoroughness
TA B L E O F
CONTENT
Fairness
Newsworthiness
How the world is represented
My personal reaction
Denmark says it’s permanently stopping use of t AstraZeneca vaccine: Denmark stops roll
he AstraZeneca vaccine. - The New York Times out completely - BBC News
(nytimes.com)
SOURCES:
IT IS
CONSIDERED
AS
TYPE OF NEWS:
HARD NEWS
WHY THIS NEWS
• It is a controversial topic.
• There has been uncertainty as to whether the current vaccines will

protect against the covid.
• It is the first European country to do it permanently.
• The pandemic has impacted almost every corner of our life.

THOROUGHNESS
WHAT? WHO? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? HOW?

W H AT ? & W H E R E ?
• Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-

AstraZeneca covid vaccine. – BBC
• Denmark became the first country to

plan to permanently stop administering
the AstraZeneca vaccine, a month after
suspending its use. - NYT
WHO?
• The director general of Danish Health

Authority, Soeren Brostroem .
• The Head Denmark’s medicines

Agency, Tanja Erischen.
WHEN?
• On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, during the

press conference.
• The country initially suspended the use of the

vaccine on March 11 along with Iceland and
Norway and several other European countries
including France Germany and Italy.
WHY?
• Reports have followed that a small number of

recipients had developed a rare but serious blood-
clotting disorder. - NYT
• The European Union’s drug watchdog said last week

it had found a possible link between AstraZeneca
covid vaccine and a brain blood clot (CVST) - BCC
HOW?
• The Health Authority has confirmed that

people who have received a first dose of
the AstraZeneca vaccine in Denmark will
now be offered an alternative vaccine for
their second dose.
• Denmark has continued with the
Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna jabs.
• The country is in discussions with a number of countries over exchanging its
shelved Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca.
• The AstraZeneca suspension delays the country’s vaccine rollout plans, but
the health authority said in a statement that the availability of other vaccines
combined with the pandemic being under control at the moment meant the
inoculation campaign could continue without it.
FA I R N E S S
FROM WHOSE VIEWPOINT IS THE
STORY TOLD?
• Reporters:
By Elian Peltier – NYT
Not written – BBC
IS THERE AN ANGLE TO THE STORY?
• There isn’t a hidden angle to this news.

THE TYPE OF LANGUAGE
CHOSEN:
• Persuasive language:
“Public health officials have warned that pausing administration of vaccines like
AstraZeneca’s or Johnson & Johnson’s could do more harm than good. “ – NYT
“It is important that this vaccine continue to be deployed. It is a vaccine that is safe and
works”
“For both AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, the blood clot side effects are
extremely rare.” - BCC
THE TYPE OF LANGUAGE
CHOSEN:
• Informative language:
“Almost one million people in Denmark have
been vaccinated, with approximately 150,000
of them receiving the AstraZeneca jab. The
Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are
also in use.”
IS THE STORY SLANTED OR BIASED?
• I do believe that the story is unbiased. As it discuss a serious topic.

IMAGES
USED
T H AT
AFFECTE
D THE
STORY
N E W S W O RT H I N
ESS
I S T H E N E W S S TO RY I N T E R N AT I O N A L ,
N AT I O N A L O R L O C A L ?
• It could be considered both national and international. Since, it discuss a global

topic that is affecting the whole world.
DOES THIS STORY APPEAL TO THE EMOTIONS?

D O E S T H E S T O R Y D R AW O N P E O P L E S ’ F E A R S ?
• The news appeals to be emotional specifically it gives negative emotions to the reader as
it discuss a sensitive case. Especially that Many are hesitant to get vaccinated and are in
wait-and-see mode as their most concern is about the side effects of the vaccines.
R E P R E S E N TAT I O N O F T H E
WORLD
• This particular news reflected the seriousness of the side effects of the vaccines.
• However, it is obvious that they are afraid that the public confidence in using the
vaccine will be dented.
• They wanted to rebuild confidence of using the vaccine.
PERSONAL REACTION
• comparing between NYT and BBC, BCC were definitely trying to cover
all the angles of the story and it has even given contradicting statements.
“It shows when EMA / European medicine agency announce that rare
clotting events should be listed as a possible side effect of the AstraZeneca
vaccine, but stressed that it has been proven to prevent severe disease.”
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N E W S A N A LY S I S

NAME: JANA ALHUDHUD

• There has been uncertainty as to whether the current vaccines will

• It is the first European country to do it permanently.

• The pandemic has impacted almost every corner of our life.

WHAT? WHO? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? HOW?

• Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-

• Denmark became the first country to

• The director general of Danish Health

• The Head Denmark’s medicines

• On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, during the

• The country initially suspended the use of the

• Reports have followed that a small number of

• The European Union’s drug watchdog said last week

• The Health Authority has confirmed that

IS THERE AN ANGLE TO THE STORY?

• There isn’t a hidden angle to this news.

• I do believe that the story is unbiased. As it discuss a serious topic.

• It could be considered both national and international. Since, it discuss a global

DOES THIS STORY APPEAL TO THE EMOTIONS?

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