Covid Netherlands: Most of 11m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to go unused as use restricted
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid Netherlands: Most of 11m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to go unused as use restricted

Daily Mail  

Most of the 11 million AstraZeneca vaccines due to reach the Netherlands in the coming weeks will go unused, a top health official has revealed. Jaap van Deldon, who heads the vaccination department at Holland's public health institute, admitted that millions of the ordered Covid-19 doses will not be needed after the government restricted its use on under-60s due to concerns about incredibly rare blood clots. In the Netherlands, 8,013 Covid-19 cases were reported on Sunday while 11 people died The Netherlands, alongside a number of EU countries, has crippled its own vaccine programme with a series of stops and starts in its roll-out Mr Van Deldon has been criticised by doctors after telling the AD newspaper that millions of doses, due to be delivered next month, will go unused in favour of other vaccines. The National General Practitioners Association LHV in the Netherlands accused Mr Van Deldon of confusing the vaccine issue further and said it is important for people to take the AstraZeneca vaccine. Jaap van Deldon admitted that millions of the ordered Covid-19 doses will not be needed after the government restricted its use on under-60s due to concerns about incredibly rare blood clots A healthcare worker is vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Amsterdam on April 24 'As far as we are concerned it is clear: if the choice is AstraZeneca now or possibly another vaccine later, then the choice should absolutely be for AstraZeneca now.'

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BORIS JOHNSON: Why I considered invading Holland with a dramatic canal raid to snatch our five million stolen vaccines back from Brussels' clutches
6 months ago

BORIS JOHNSON: Why I considered invading Holland with a dramatic canal raid to snatch our five million stolen vaccines back from Brussels' clutches

Daily Mail  

Britain's top brass filed into my office in No 10, bearing with them hundreds of years of collective operational experience, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Boris receives his Covid booster Jab at London's St Thomas' Hospital in December 2021 A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London as the immunisation programme begins in …

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
7 months ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
7 months ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

AstraZeneca withdraws Covishield pointing to low demand, but did rare side effects also play a role?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

AstraZeneca withdraws Covishield pointing to low demand, but did rare side effects also play a role?

The Hindu  

Published : May 09, 2024 13:21 IST - 3 MINS READ The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has reportedly withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria, also known as Covishield, worldwide, citing commercial reasons for the decision. Vaxzevria saved millions of lives AstraZeneca, who developed the vaccine with Oxford University, said it was “incredibly proud of the role Vaxzevria played in ending the global …

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 withdraws COVID-19 vaccine citing a decline in demand
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine citing a decline in demand

ABC  

In short: Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has started a global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, which has not been available in Australia since March 2023. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has started a global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, which has not been available in Australia since March 2023. AstraZeneca has initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to …

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 …

EU countries destroyed €4 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines, reveals research
1 year, 3 months ago

EU countries destroyed €4 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines, reveals research

Firstpost  

Governments, including the EU’s second-most populous country France, have been reluctant to reveal the scale of the waste, but it is certain that most EU nations have resorted to wasting doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, once a much sought after commodity Nearly 215 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines purchased by EU countries at the height of the pandemic have since …

Covid vaccines prevented 88,000 hospitalizations in the Netherlands in 13 months
2 years, 4 months ago

Covid vaccines prevented 88,000 hospitalizations in the Netherlands in 13 months

NL Times  

Vaccinations against the coronavirus disease Covid-19 prevented about 88,000 hospital admissions in more than a year, according to a "cautious estimate" by the Dutch public health institute RIVM. About 45,000 people with Covid-19 were admitted into hospitals during the timeframe, according to data from hospital and intensive care monitor NICE. "Thus, the number of hospital admissions that were prevented is …

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 …

Denmark to destroy 1.1 million excess COVID-19 vaccines
2 years, 10 months ago

Denmark to destroy 1.1 million excess COVID-19 vaccines

Al Jazeera  

Health agency says it is difficult for Denmark and other EU countries to find recipient countries for the excess doses. Danish health officials say that 1.1 million excess COVID-19 vaccines will be discarded in the coming weeks because their expiration date is near, and efforts to donate them to developing countries have failed. SSI added that Denmark has donated 9 …

Dutch gov’t ordered 840,000 Novavax Covid jabs; Only 1,000 shots used
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch gov’t ordered 840,000 Novavax Covid jabs; Only 1,000 shots used

NL Times  

The Netherlands purchased 840,000 doses of the Novavax vaccine against Covid-19 for approximately 15 million euros, but nobody seems to want the protein-based vaccine. The government purchased the Novavax vaccines as an alternative for people who don't want to get an mRNA vaccine or vector vaccine against the coronavirus because the techniques behind those are still young. But since March …

Germany may have to junk 3 million COVID-19 shots by late June
2 years, 11 months ago

Germany may have to junk 3 million COVID-19 shots by late June

LA Times  

Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine lie in a box during a vaccination campaign at the Vaccine Village in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany. Germany’s health ministry said Monday that the country may have to discard 3 million doses of expired COVID-19 vaccine by the end of June. Ministry spokesman Hanno Kautz told reporters in Berlin that “not many doses” …

Over 800,000 Covid vaccines donated by the Netherlands will be destroyed
3 years ago

Over 800,000 Covid vaccines donated by the Netherlands will be destroyed

NL Times  

After unsuccessful attempts to find a destination for more than 800,000 Covid-19 vaccinations donated by the Netherlands, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations has confirmed that they will be destroyed. Unlike at the height of the pandemic, many countries are now indicating that they have enough Covid-19 vaccines in stock to meet demand in the coming period. To prevent …

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 …

Critical AstraZeneca views ‘probably killed hundreds of thousands’ – scientist
3 years, 1 month ago

Critical AstraZeneca views ‘probably killed hundreds of thousands’ – scientist

The Independent  

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Poorer nations reject over 100 million Covid shots as many close to expiry
3 years, 2 months ago

Poorer nations reject over 100 million Covid shots as many close to expiry

India Today  

Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, a UNICEF official said on Thursday. UNICEF's data on supplies and use of delivered vaccines show that 681 million shipped doses are currently stored in about 90 poorer nations, according to CARE, a charity, …

Over 45% of Dutch adults have received a Covid booster jab
3 years, 2 months ago

Over 45% of Dutch adults have received a Covid booster jab

NL Times  

Nearly 6.5 million adults in the Netherlands have now received a booster shot against Covid-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Vaccine administrators gave a combined total of 1.9 million Covid-19 vaccine jabs last week, setting a new record for the Netherlands. People who recently recovered from coronavirus or who received their last vaccine shot have to wait until …

Ten percent of vaccinated do not want third jab
3 years, 2 months ago

Ten percent of vaccinated do not want third jab

NL Times  

In the Netherlands, nearly a third of all adults have had the Covid-19 booster shot, but according to the Outbreak Management Team, around ten percent of people vaccinated against Covid-19 do not want a booster shot. "People need to know what the advantages of a third shot are," Ben van der Zeijnst, vaccinologist at the Leiden UMC told RTL Nieuws. …

Netherlands preparing for three Covid booster rounds in 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands preparing for three Covid booster rounds in 2022

NL Times  

The Cabinet is assuming that there will be three booster rounds for Covid-19 vaccines next year, including the current booster campaign, and at least one more in 2023. The Cabinet is therefore opting for certainty to the extent it is possible," De Jonge wrote. The Netherlands is stocking up on almost 6 million extra Covid-19 vaccines for those possible additional …

Employer organizations not yet supporters of Covid-19 vaccination obligation
3 years, 3 months ago

Employer organizations not yet supporters of Covid-19 vaccination obligation

NL Times  

Dutch employers see little benefit in the introduction of a Covid-19 vaccination mandate. Employer organizations VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland said in a joint statement that it is crucial to increase the vaccination rate in the Netherlands. "Supermarkets and foodservice companies are essential to provide the Netherlands with food and drinks every day," umbrella organization Centraal Bureau Voedingshandl said. CEO of travel …

Omicron brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’
3 years, 3 months ago

Omicron brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’

Associated Press  

LONDON — The emergence of the new omicron variant and the world’s desperate and likely futile attempts to keep it at bay are reminders of what scientists have warned for months: The coronavirus will thrive as long as vast parts of the world lack vaccines. “The COVAX team may be delivering as fast as they can, but they can’t deliver …

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s

Dutch News  

The Netherlands started its coronavirus booster vaccination campaign on Thursday, with the over 80s and hospital staff first in line for the top-up jab. The government decided to back booster jabs following reports which show the efficacy of vaccines does go down among older people over time. More cases Another 20,829 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the 24 hours to …

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s

Dutch News  

The Netherlands started its coronavirus booster vaccination campaign on Thursday, with the over 80s and hospital staff first in line for the top-up jab. The government decided to back booster jabs following reports which show the efficacy of vaccines does go down among older people over time. More cases Another 20,829 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the 24 hours to …

Dutch experts recommend COVID-19 lockdown to fight surge in cases
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch experts recommend COVID-19 lockdown to fight surge in cases

Al Jazeera  

Advice from the Netherlands’ Outbreak Management Team could lead to Western Europe’s first lockdown since summer. Pandemic experts in the Netherlands have recommended imposing Western Europe’s first partial lockdown since the summer, putting pressure on the government to take drastic and unpopular action to fight a COVID-19 surge. Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s cabinet is expected to take a decision …

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 …

Dutch trail on plans to donate vaccines, less than 10% of target met so far
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch trail on plans to donate vaccines, less than 10% of target met so far

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has so far only shipped 2.15 million coronavirus vaccines to developing countries, less than 10% of its target 27 million doses before the end of the year. Most – 21 million – should have been distributed through the international Covax programme, set up and supported by the European Commission and Bill Gates, while the rest would be donated …

Dutch trail on plans to donate vaccines, less than 10% of target met so far
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch trail on plans to donate vaccines, less than 10% of target met so far

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has so far only shipped 2.15 million coronavirus vaccines to developing countries, less than 10% of its target 27 million doses before the end of the year. Most – 21 million – should have been distributed through the international Covax programme, set up and supported by the European Commission and Bill Gates, while the rest would be donated …

Dutch vaccine donations to poor countries off to very slow start
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch vaccine donations to poor countries off to very slow start

NL Times  

With 72 days to go until the end of the year, Dutch vaccine donations to poorer countries have barely started. The Ministry expects to start delivering vaccines next week and donate 10 million doses within a few weeks. At the end of September, caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge wrote to parliament that the Netherlands had donated half a million …

KPMG criticises Dutch coronavirus strategy, intervention was often too late
3 years, 5 months ago

KPMG criticises Dutch coronavirus strategy, intervention was often too late

Dutch News  

Some 18 months after the start of the crisis, accountancy group KPMG has published a critical report on the Dutch approach to tackling coronavirus. Some 24,000 more people died in the Netherlands that would have been statistically expected but there were hardly any excess deaths in Denmark, Norway and Finland, KPMG health economist David Ikkersheim said. And while the Netherlands, …

Australia plans to stop AstraZeneca vaccine production — but how will it affect our neighbours?
3 years, 5 months ago

Australia plans to stop AstraZeneca vaccine production — but how will it affect our neighbours?

ABC  

The federal opposition and aid groups are urging the government to extend its contract with biotech giant CSL to manufacture more AstraZeneca vaccines in Melbourne, saying Australia should ramp up production next year to help vanquish the COVID-19 pandemic. Key points: Around 12.5 million AstraZeneca doses have been administered to Australians, while more than 3.5 million doses have been sent …

CureVac stops Covid-19 vaccine development; Netherlands was to receive 10.7 million doses
3 years, 5 months ago

CureVac stops Covid-19 vaccine development; Netherlands was to receive 10.7 million doses

NL Times  

German company CureVac announced on Tuesday that it stopped the development of its vaccine against Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The Netherlands ordered some 10.7 million doses of this vaccine as part of its vaccination strategy. CureVac now withdrew its vaccine, CVnCoV, from regulatory review and terminated its agreement with the European Commission to buy 405 …

Last week’s Covid vaccination total was the lowest since January
3 years, 5 months ago

Last week’s Covid vaccination total was the lowest since January

NL Times  

About 103,000 people received a first or second shot of a Covid-19 vaccine last week. More than 43,000 people received their first Covid-19 jab last week. That is also a relatively low number; in recent weeks over 65,000 people weekly were given a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. For example, just over 12,000 people born between 2004 and 2009 …

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 …

Netherlands' Covid-19 vaccination rate stalling
3 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands' Covid-19 vaccination rate stalling

NL Times  

The Covid-19 vaccination rate in the Netherlands is stalling. Many other EU countries have passed the Netherlands when it comes to the vaccination rate, AD reports based on figures from Our World in Data, which keeps track of the vaccination figures world wide. "The first thing that strikes you is that the Netherlands is currently the country that uses the …

Leftover AstraZeneca vaccines discarded despite hopes they will be donated
3 years, 7 months ago

Leftover AstraZeneca vaccines discarded despite hopes they will be donated

NL Times  

Tens of thousands of leftover AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines will soon end up in the trash. “You are not sure if the vaccines were always stored at the right temperature and if they still work optimally”, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health said. AstraZeneca vaccines must be stored at between two to eight degrees Celsius, otherwise, they become less effective. …

People already lying to get third Covid shot, health service says
3 years, 7 months ago

People already lying to get third Covid shot, health service says

NL Times  

Health service GGD Zeeland has had multiple incidents of people trying to sneak in a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine by lying about how many shots they've already had. An increasing number of countries are recommending these booster shots, in some cases only for vulnerable people with weakened immune systems, to better protect against the highly contagious Delta variant of …

Every un-vaccinated person will eventually get Covid: RIVM boss
3 years, 7 months ago

Every un-vaccinated person will eventually get Covid: RIVM boss

NL Times  

Public health institute RIVM expects that the coronavirus will continue to circulate in the Netherlands. "As a result, we expect that everyone who has not been vaccinated will sooner or later get the virus and may become ill," RIVM director Jaap van Dissel said in a parliamentary briefing on the current state of affairs around the pandemic, NOS reports. "Then …

Walk-up Covid-19 vaccinations are now possible in the Netherlands without appointment
3 years, 7 months ago

Walk-up Covid-19 vaccinations are now possible in the Netherlands without appointment

NL Times  

To boost its slumping Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the Ministry of Health is increasing the possibility for residents across the Netherlands to get inoculated against the disease without an appointment. It shows a map of fixed and temporary vaccination centers where there is enough capacity for people to visit and receive their first vaccine shot. Those who show up without an …

22 million Covid vaccines administered; NL in EU top 10
3 years, 7 months ago

22 million Covid vaccines administered; NL in EU top 10

NL Times  

The 22 millionth coronavirus jab will be administered on Thursday, caretaker Minister of Public Health Hugo de Jonger reported on Twitter. Currently, 84.3 percent of adults in the Netherlands have had at least one coronavirus jab, according to data from the ECDC, the European version of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. In France, Norway, Portugal, Malta, …

Japan donates 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Nepal; another 1.1 million jabs promised
3 years, 7 months ago

Japan donates 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Nepal; another 1.1 million jabs promised

India TV News  

Japan donates 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Nepal; another 1.1 million jabs promised Under its grant assistance programme, Japan has pledged to donate 1.6 million doses of the vaccine to Nepal. The government of Nepal received over half a million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Japan on Saturday, as the number of fresh coronavirus cases continued to …

The Netherlands becomes one of the leading figures in EU Covid-19 vaccine production
3 years, 7 months ago

The Netherlands becomes one of the leading figures in EU Covid-19 vaccine production

NL Times  

Increasingly more Covid-19 vaccines are being produced in the Netherlands, the Trouw reported. Since March, there has been a second Covid-19 vaccine factory from Halix for the production of AstraZeneca vaccines. In the Netherlands, 500 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have already been produced, making them a leading figure in the EU where three billion doses are produced annually. The EU …

Dutch Covid-19 vaccine figures continue to fall
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Covid-19 vaccine figures continue to fall

NL Times  

The number of people vaccinated against the coronavirus per week continues to fall, now that about 85 percent of adult Netherlands residents have received at least one shot. Last week, 166,488 people received a first shot, the lowest number of first shots since the week of 15 to 21 March. In total, about 8.5 million people have received the second …

U.S. ships over 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad; India does not take any due to liability issues
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. ships over 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad; India does not take any due to liability issues

The Hindu  

The U.S. has shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to middle and low income countries, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday. An Indian official involved in the vaccine negotiations told The Hindu that while U.S. donated vaccines could be accepted with an implicit indemnity cover from the government, several “challenges remain” in terms of resolving the …

West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes
3 years, 7 months ago

West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “At the beginning, there were people who gave …

West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes
3 years, 7 months ago

West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A resurgence of coronavirus cases in West Africa is hitting the region hard, inundating cemeteries where funeral numbers are rising and hospitals where beds are becoming scarce. “At the beginning, there were people who gave false information, but when people noticed an increase of contaminations and deaths, people understood that only vaccination can save them,” said Bamba …

Hundreds of unused AstraZeneca doses in NT could be used in Timor-Leste, WHO doctor says
3 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds of unused AstraZeneca doses in NT could be used in Timor-Leste, WHO doctor says

ABC  

Hundreds of unused AstraZeneca doses provided to the Northern Territory's Aboriginal health services are due to expire soon after Pfizer became the preferred vaccine for the remote rollout. Key points: Hundreds of AstraZeneca vaccines in the NT need to be redistributed A WHO expert says Australia's AstraZeneca supplies are critical to the rollout in Timor-Leste Australia has committed to giving …

Thailand to Join COVAX Acknowledging Low Vaccine Supply
3 years, 8 months ago

Thailand to Join COVAX Acknowledging Low Vaccine Supply

News 18  

The head of Thailands National Vaccine Institute apologized on Wednesday for the country’s slow and inadequate rollout of coronavirus vaccines, promising it will join the U.N.-backed COVAX program to receive supplies from its pool of donated vaccines next year. I apologize to the people that the National Vaccine Institute has not managed to procure a sufficient amount of vaccines appropriate …

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