British officials recommend AstraZeneca vaccine not be given to those under 30
3 years, 11 months ago

British officials recommend AstraZeneca vaccine not be given to those under 30

LA Times  

The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shouldn’t be given to those younger than 30 if possible because of increasing evidence that it may be linked to rare blood clots, British authorities say. World & Nation What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people younger than 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported. “People come and they are reluctant to take the AstraZeneca vaccine; they ask us if we also use anything else,” said Florentina Nastase, a doctor and coordinator at a vaccination center in Bucharest, Romania. “For the vast majority of people the benefits of the Oxford AZ vaccine far outweigh any extremely small risk,’’ said Dr. Anthony Harnden, the deputy chair of Britain’s vaccination committee.

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AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine linked to another rare blood disorder
10 months, 2 weeks ago

AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine linked to another rare blood disorder

India Today  

Over a week after AstraZeneca announced a global withdrawal of its vaccine against coronavirus citing a slowdown in sales and availability of enough options in the market, new research has linked it to a rare disorder. Researchers found that the AstraZeneca vaccine, sold in India under the brand name Covishield, is linked to a rare blood clotting disorder called Vaccine-Induced …

Covishield Side Effects: Doctors' Group Urges Govt to Review All Covid Vaccines
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Covishield Side Effects: Doctors' Group Urges Govt to Review All Covid Vaccines

News 18  

In the wake of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting in a UK court that its Covid vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday expressed deep concern over the safety of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. At a press conference, the doctors, under the banner of the Awaken India Movement, …

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine worldwide after admitting it can cause rare blood clots
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine worldwide after admitting it can cause rare blood clots

The Independent  

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AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market

Associated Press  

LONDON — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator. In an update on the European Medicines Agency’s website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria had been withdrawn “at the request of the marketing authorization holder.” AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine was first given …

AstraZeneca begins global withdrawal of Covid-19 vaccines: This is the reason
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AstraZeneca begins global withdrawal of Covid-19 vaccines: This is the reason

Op India  

On Tuesday, AstraZeneca announced that it has begun the global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the epidemic. “As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available updated vaccines,” AstraZeneca said. AstraZeneca has therefore taken the decision to initiate withdrawal of the marketing authorisations for Vaxzevria …

AstraZeneca removes its Covid vaccine worldwide after rare and dangerous side effect linked to 80 deaths in Britain was admitted in court papers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AstraZeneca removes its Covid vaccine worldwide after rare and dangerous side effect linked to 80 deaths in Britain was admitted in court papers

Daily Mail  

AstraZeneca is removing its Covid vaccine worldwide, months after the pharmaceutical giant admitted that it can cause a rare and dangerous side effect. The vaccine, once heralded as a 'triumph for British science', has come under intense scrutiny in recent months for a very rare side effect causing blood clots and low blood platelet counts. The AstraZeneca jab was the …

Study vaccine, assure people on its safety
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Study vaccine, assure people on its safety

New Indian Express  

Concerns about the safety of Covid vaccines have returned with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting that its vaccine, developed in collaboration with Oxford University, can have a rare but serious side effect. Experts say the admission by AstraZeneca, though serious, need not cause panic as it’s a rare side effect, rarer still among Asians and South Americans. A study found 8.1 …

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine safety amid rare side effect concerns
10 months, 4 weeks ago

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine safety amid rare side effect concerns

India TV News  

In response to recent concerns regarding potential rare side effects associated with the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, the pharmaceutical company has underscored its unwavering commitment to patient safety while affirming the vaccine's overall safety profile. This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, …

AstraZeneca’s submission in U.K. court nothing new, say doctors over Covishield’s potential to cause blood clots
11 months ago

AstraZeneca’s submission in U.K. court nothing new, say doctors over Covishield’s potential to cause blood clots

The Hindu  

Following pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s admission in U.K. court documents that its vaccine against COVID-19 has the potential to cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, a rare side effect associated with blood clotting, doctors in India said this is not new information and that they are “well aware of the warning which has been available in India as an insert with the …

In a first, AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare blood clots
11 months ago

In a first, AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare blood clots

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has admitted that its widely used Covid vaccine, …

AstraZeneca admits its Covishield vaccine may lead to rare side effect
11 months ago

AstraZeneca admits its Covishield vaccine may lead to rare side effect

New Indian Express  

As reported by The Telegraph, although AstraZeneca is disputing the allegations, it acknowledged in a legal filing submitted to the High Court in February that the vaccine "can, in very rare instances, lead to TTS." AstraZeneca, in a May 2023 response to Scott's lawyers, contested any direct link between the vaccine and TTS, stating they do not accept such a …

AstraZeneca admits in court that its Covid vaccine can cause rare side-effect ‘TTS’, what is it?
11 months ago

AstraZeneca admits in court that its Covid vaccine can cause rare side-effect ‘TTS’, what is it?

Hindustan Times  

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has accepted for the first time that its Covid vaccine “can, in very rare cases, cause TTS”. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} AstraZeneca has been fighting a class action lawsuit that alleges its Covid vaccine, which was developed with the help of University of Oxford, has led to several deaths and serious injury. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Responding to Scott's …

UK-Based AstraZeneca Acknowledges Rare Health Risk Of Its Covid Vaccine In Court
11 months ago

UK-Based AstraZeneca Acknowledges Rare Health Risk Of Its Covid Vaccine In Court

News 18  

UK-based AstraZeneca has acknowledged in court that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare blood clotting condition, British media reports said on Monday. The admission comes amid legal proceedings triggered by claims that the vaccine led to serious health complications, The Daily Mail reported. In a legal document submitted to a UK court in February, the Cambridge-based company conceded that …

Global study quantifies rise in blood clots, heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination
1 year, 1 month ago

Global study quantifies rise in blood clots, heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination

The Hindu  

One of the largest assessments of its kind, spanning 99 million people and investigating reports of adverse reactions following COVID-19 vaccination, found that instances of Guillain Barre Syndrome, myocarditis, pericarditis and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis were at least 1.5 times more than expected following inoculation with mRNA and ChadOX1 vaccines. The Global Covid Vaccine Safety Project, which made the assessment, …

AstraZeneca is facing tens of millions of pounds in compensation claims from 35 alleged victims of the Covid jab in High Court legal battle
1 year, 2 months ago

AstraZeneca is facing tens of millions of pounds in compensation claims from 35 alleged victims of the Covid jab in High Court legal battle

Daily Mail  

AstraZeneca is is facing tens of millions of pounds in compensation claims from 35 alleged victims over complications they say were caused by the Covid-19 vaccine. The pharmaceutical giant, which developed its jab in partnership with the University of Oxford, is set to face a High Court battle over claims the vaccine is 'defective' MP Sir Jeremy Wright has been …

'Vaccine victims' left with life-changing injuries from the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab say they've been censored online when speaking out
1 year, 2 months ago

'Vaccine victims' left with life-changing injuries from the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab say they've been censored online when speaking out

Daily Mail  

People who were left with life-changing injuries after being given the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab claim they have been censored while trying to speak out on social media about their symptoms. They believe they are vaccine victims who suffered a number of severe reactions, including a father-of-two who formed a blood clot after being given the vaccine in spring 2021 causing …

How safe is AstraZeneca's Covid jab? What rare complications can it cause? Who is taking legal action against the pharma giant? All you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

How safe is AstraZeneca's Covid jab? What rare complications can it cause? Who is taking legal action against the pharma giant? All you need to know

Daily Mail  

As Brits take AstraZeneca to court we recount what happened with the Covid jab AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine undoubtedly saved millions of lives. AstraZeneca's Covid jab timeline January 2020: Oxford University scientists start working on a Covid vaccine after the World Health Organization declares the spread of the virus a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern' March 2020: Then Prime Minister …

Is AstraZeneca's Covid jab 'defective'? How firm that supplied 50million doses to the UK could face £90million lawsuit over rare blood clot side effect
1 year, 4 months ago

Is AstraZeneca's Covid jab 'defective'? How firm that supplied 50million doses to the UK could face £90million lawsuit over rare blood clot side effect

Daily Mail  

AstraZeneca said jab has 'acceptable safety profile' and regulators state that the benefits outweigh the risks of 'extremely rare potential side-effects' The jabs were dished out 50million times in the UK during the Covid pandemic The AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has been labelled 'defective' in a multi-million-pound lawsuit by patients who suffered a rare side-effect. IT engineer Jamie Scott suffered a …

Covid vaccine concerns were overblown, says AstraZeneca boss as he is knighted
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid vaccine concerns were overblown, says AstraZeneca boss as he is knighted

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Concerns around the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine were “overblown by the …

Study confirms AstraZeneca jab’s higher risk of very rare clot
2 years, 5 months ago

Study confirms AstraZeneca jab’s higher risk of very rare clot

The Hindu  

AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine has been linked to a 30% higher risk of getting a very rare blood clotting condition compared to the Pfizer jab, a large international study said Thursday. Several countries have already altered their advice after previous research indicated that -- in a tiny number of cases -- thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome can be a possible side effect …

AstraZeneca Covid Jab Linked to 30% Higher Risk of Very Rare Blood Clot: Study
2 years, 5 months ago

AstraZeneca Covid Jab Linked to 30% Higher Risk of Very Rare Blood Clot: Study

News 18  

AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine has been linked to a 30-percent higher risk of getting a very rare blood clotting condition compared to the Pfizer jab, a large international study said Thursday. Several countries have already altered their advice after previous research indicated that — in a tiny number of cases — thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome can be a possible side effect …

UK to offer 4th COVID-19 vaccine shot to all 50 and over
2 years, 8 months ago

UK to offer 4th COVID-19 vaccine shot to all 50 and over

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Friday that everyone 50 or over will be offered a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine in the fall, lowering the age threshold from the previously announced 65. Fourth doses will also be given to health care workers, nursing home staff and residents, and all those aged 5 and up with health conditions that make …

Why is there no compensation for the few people whose lives have been destroyed by Covid jab?
2 years, 10 months ago

Why is there no compensation for the few people whose lives have been destroyed by Covid jab?

Daily Mail  

One week after his first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in March last year, the unthinkable happened to Richard Todman. He was very keen to have it to keep himself and others safe.’ His death certificate, seen by The Mail on Sunday, reads: ‘Richard Todman died from an extremely rare complication of the Covid-19 vaccine.’ Yet, according to Deborah, …

Graduate, 26, who died two weeks after Covid jab was given outdated advice on blood clot risk
2 years, 10 months ago

Graduate, 26, who died two weeks after Covid jab was given outdated advice on blood clot risk

The Independent  

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AstraZeneca Covid Booster Shot Effective Against Severe Disease, UK Study Finds
2 years, 10 months ago

AstraZeneca Covid Booster Shot Effective Against Severe Disease, UK Study Finds

News 18  

London: The third dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is effective against symptomatic disease and hospitalisation, offering protection comparable to a booster shot of the Pfizer preventive, according to a study conducted in the UK. The results show that after 25 or more weeks since primary vaccination with AstraZeneca, vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease post Omicron infection was 8.0 per cent …

Covid UK: Marketing executive, 45, died of a stroke caused by the AstraZeneca jab
3 years ago

Covid UK: Marketing executive, 45, died of a stroke caused by the AstraZeneca jab

Daily Mail  

The devastated husband of a marketing executive who died of a stroke caused by the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid jab has demanded that the Government compensate the nearly 80 families who lost loved ones to vaccine-induced blood clots, following his wife’s inquest. Speaking after his late wife’s inquest at Hampshire Coroners Court in Winchester, Kurt Weideling said ministers now need to follow …

AstraZeneca set to abandon push for US vaccine approval
3 years ago

AstraZeneca set to abandon push for US vaccine approval

The Telegraph  

AstraZeneca is braced to abandon efforts to get its Covid vaccine approved in the US if it is simply "banging its head against a brick wall indefinitely" with regulators. Speaking to the Financial Times, he said: “If we don’t end up submitting it for a BLA, I don’t think it will have an impact around the world.” The company has …

Very small blood clot risk after first AstraZeneca Covid shot, say UK studies
3 years, 1 month ago

Very small blood clot risk after first AstraZeneca Covid shot, say UK studies

India Today  

A large study into rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine found between just one and three cases per million, and only after the first dose, shedding fresh light on the side-effects from the shot. Read: BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron spreads faster, but not more severe, says WHO A study published in the PLOS Medicine journal on Tuesday looked …

Covid-19 Australia: UK doctor slams scientists and politicians of damaging reputation of AstraZeneca
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 Australia: UK doctor slams scientists and politicians of damaging reputation of AstraZeneca

Daily Mail  

An Oxford scientist who worked on the AstraZeneca vaccine believes scientists and politicians 'probably killed hundreds of thousands of people' by damaging the reputation of the jab. Professor Sir John Bell claims critical comments from leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron had eroded public trust in the vaccine globally. An Oxford scientist who worked on the AstraZeneca vaccine claims …

UK Marks First Anniversary of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment
3 years, 2 months ago

UK Marks First Anniversary of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment

News 18  

The UK's health service on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the deployment of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, manufactured and deployed in India soon after as Covishield. "Backed by government funding, the UK-made Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has played an absolutely crucial role in our fight against COVID-19, saving countless lives in the UK and around the world," said UK Health …

US health experts recommend Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J vaccine
3 years, 3 months ago

US health experts recommend Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J vaccine

Firstpost  

The panel cited the risk of rare but sometimes fatal cases of blood clotting as well as a lower level of effectiveness against COVID-19 in the Johnson & Johnson shot Washington: Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, United States health officials …

CDC Panel Recommends Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Over J&J Shot
3 years, 3 months ago

CDC Panel Recommends Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Over J&J Shot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health advisers recommended Thursday. The strange clotting problem has caused nine confirmed deaths after J&J vaccinations — while the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines don’t come with that risk and also appear …

AstraZeneca vaccine could be key reason why Britain is weathering the new Covid storm
3 years, 4 months ago

AstraZeneca vaccine could be key reason why Britain is weathering the new Covid storm

The Telegraph  

It is the key question puzzling scientists and commentators – how is Britain managing to weather the latest deadly Covid storm while our European neighbours' defences are crumbling? He suggested that the durability of T-cells from the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab could be keeping older people safer than those on the continent, preventing hospitilisations and deaths even though virus cases are still …

AstraZeneca age group has fewer antibodies against corona, blood bank finds
3 years, 4 months ago

AstraZeneca age group has fewer antibodies against corona, blood bank finds

Dutch News  

People in their early sixties, the age group that was given the AstraZeneca vaccine, have fewer antibodies against coronavirus than other vaccinated groups, according to national blood bank Sanquin. A study of around 1,400 samples from blood donors found that people in the 18 to 25 age group had on average eight times as many antibodies as people aged 61 …

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shows 74% efficacy in large US trial
3 years, 6 months ago

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shows 74% efficacy in large US trial

India Today  

AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine demonstrated 74% efficacy at preventing symptomatic disease, a figure that increased to 83.5% in people aged 65 and older, according to long-awaited results of the company's US clinical trial published on Wednesday. Overall efficacy of 74% was lower than the interim 79% figure reported by the British drugmaker in March, a result AstraZeneca revised days later …

COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine creator says mass boosters may be unnecessary
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine creator says mass boosters may be unnecessary

Firstpost  

Oxford University Professor Sarah Gilbert told The Telegraph newspaper that immunity from the vaccine was holding up well — even against the delta variant London: Booster shots to extend the protection of COVID-19 vaccines may be unnecessary for many people, a leading scientist behind the AstraZeneca vaccine said on Friday. Oxford University Professor Sarah Gilbert told The Telegraph newspaper that …

AstraZeneca shot co-creator says recipients 'more likely to get blood clots from COVID than from the vaccine'
3 years, 6 months ago

AstraZeneca shot co-creator says recipients 'more likely to get blood clots from COVID than from the vaccine'

ABC  

Sarah Gilbert is the architect of Oxford University’s AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Key points: Professor Sarah Gilbert says regular booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be necessary Professor Sarah Gilbert says regular booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be necessary She says the AstraZeneca vaccine was created quickly because "we cut out as much of the waiting …

Worried about getting AstraZeneca? The experts answer your questions
3 years, 6 months ago

Worried about getting AstraZeneca? The experts answer your questions

ABC  

A lot of Australians are still worried about the AstraZeneca vaccine but experts say there is no reason for the vast majority not to get it. Dr Price says those conditions include: Central venous sinus thrombosis Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis, where heparin is the medication Capillary leak syndrome Antiphospholipid syndrome Idiopathic splanchnic vein thrombosis Polysorbate 80 anaphylaxis Previous thrombocytopenia syndrome …

Risk of blood clotting after COVID-19 is higher than after getting vaccine, finds UK study
3 years, 7 months ago

Risk of blood clotting after COVID-19 is higher than after getting vaccine, finds UK study

Firstpost  

The study estimated that for 10 million people who received the AstraZeneca jab, there were seven additional cases, compared to 20 in people with Covid infection. Fears over rare cases of clotting conditions have prompted some countries to rule out or limit rollout of the Oxford-developed AstraZeneca jab, with the UK recommending that healthy people under 40 get alternative vaccines. …

Blood clot risk from COVID-19 is much higher than from vaccine, U.K. study shows
3 years, 7 months ago

Blood clot risk from COVID-19 is much higher than from vaccine, U.K. study shows

LA Times  

Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer plant in Portage, Mich. COVID-19 patients face a much higher risk of developing blood clots than those vaccinated with the AstraZeneca or Pfizer shots, according to a large U.K. study. For every 10 million people who receive the first dose of AstraZeneca, about 66 more will …

Clot risk far lower from vaccines than virus: UK study
3 years, 7 months ago

Clot risk far lower from vaccines than virus: UK study

Al Jazeera  

Researchers examined data on 29 million people in England, where concerns have risen after the vaccine-related death of a BBC presenter. Fears over rare cases of clotting conditions have prompted some countries to rule out or limit rollout of the Oxford-developed AstraZeneca jab, with the United Kingdom recommending that healthy people under 40 get alternative vaccines. The study estimated that …

Young people explain why they are seeking out COVID-19 jabs
3 years, 7 months ago

Young people explain why they are seeking out COVID-19 jabs

ABC  

Many months after Australians first started getting coronavirus vaccines, incremental changes are enabling more young people to access the jabs. Young people getting their first dose at the vaccine hub at Carlton's Royal Exhibition Building shared some of their motivations, thoughts and hopes as they took the crucial step. "Since they allowed AstraZeneca into the state facilities I think more …

UK to expand Covid-19 vaccination programme to 16 and 17-year-olds
3 years, 7 months ago

UK to expand Covid-19 vaccination programme to 16 and 17-year-olds

India Today  

Britain's health service will expand its Covid-19 vaccination programme to everyone aged 16 and over, from the current 18 and over, after formal scientific advice in favour of younger age cohorts on Wednesday. "Today’s advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation means more young people aged 16 and over can benefit from Covid-19 vaccines. READ: Mixed AstraZeneca-Pfizer …

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid tests positive to coronavirus, days before Britain opens up
3 years, 8 months ago

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid tests positive to coronavirus, days before Britain opens up

ABC  

British Health Minister Sajid Javid has revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19, but says his symptoms are mild and he is thankful to have had two doses of vaccine against the disease. Key points: Mr Javid's diagnosis comes days before the UK is set to open up amid a surge in new cases The Health Secretary said he has …

AstraZeneca vaccine for under-40s. This is what health experts, politicians and ATAGI have said
3 years, 8 months ago

AstraZeneca vaccine for under-40s. This is what health experts, politicians and ATAGI have said

ABC  

Allowing under-40s to go and chat to their doctors to potentially get the AstraZeneca jab has led to a raft of comments from politicians and health experts over the last couple of days. Back to top Prime Minister Scott Morrison At a press conference after an emergency National Cabinet meeting on Monday, the Prime Minister said the ATAGI advice did …

WA Premier says under-40s should not get Astra Zeneca based on expert health advice
3 years, 9 months ago

WA Premier says under-40s should not get Astra Zeneca based on expert health advice

ABC  

WA Premier Mark McGowan says people under 40 should not get the AstraZeneca COVID vaccination, based on health advice. "As a country, we just need to get more opportunities for people to get vaccinated with the vaccine that is appropriate for their age group," he said. "There is hesitancy amongst remote Aboriginal communities and we need to really target getting …

Who can get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Australia and what are the risks?
3 years, 9 months ago

Who can get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Australia and what are the risks?

ABC  

Australians are facing tighter restrictions and days of lockdown as the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps parts of the nation. "If you wish to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, then we would encourage you to go and have that discussion with your GP," Mr Morrison said. So, anyone over age 18 who has been eligible to get a COVID-19 …

Garry says he was 'unlucky' he developed blood clots after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shot
3 years, 9 months ago

Garry says he was 'unlucky' he developed blood clots after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shot

ABC  

Garry and Mary Richardson can often be found outdoors around the beaches and bushland of their east coast Tasmanian home. Key points: Garry Richardson, 70, experienced blood clots after having his first shot of AstraZeneca Ruby Dallas, 31, is going to talk to her GP about having AstraZeneca Dr Jamal Rifi says he has seen a big drop-off in people …

Coronavirus vaccine advice on AstraZeneca has changed again — here's what it means for under-60s
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine advice on AstraZeneca has changed again — here's what it means for under-60s

ABC  

The Pfizer vaccine is now the preferred coronavirus jab for Australians under 60, after medical experts re-assessed the risks posed by the AstraZeneca inoculation. But in the past week, seven out of 12 people in Australia who developed TTS after the AstraZeneca vaccine were in the 50-59 age group. "And so people over 60 should still be rolling out to …

GPs urge West Australians in 50s to get second AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid Pfizer demand
3 years, 9 months ago

GPs urge West Australians in 50s to get second AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid Pfizer demand

ABC  

West Australians aged 50 to 59 who have had their first AstraZeneca shot are being urged by GPs to get their second amid the changed advice for others to get the Pfizer vaccine. Key points: People in their 50s are trying to switch their second COVID shot to Pfizer The WA chair of the Royal Australian College of GPs says …

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