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 Boris announced the first national lockdown. This involved 1,000 volunteers in the UK July 2020: Results from phase two trials of AstraZeneca's jab are published 4 December 2020: Covid jab rollout begins with the Pfizer vaccine. Brian Pinker, 82, is the first person to receive the jab outside of clinical trials 8 January 2021: Frontline NHS staff start being offered vaccines 8 February 2021: Over-70s are called forward 14 February 2021: Roll-out opens up to Brits with underlying heath conditions, as well as the over-65s 28 February 2021: All over-60s are invited for jabs 11 March 2021: European countries start suspending use of the AstraZeneca jab after death of a 60-year-old woman from a blood clot 17 March 2021: Over 50s start being offered Covid jabs in the UK 19 March 2021: Several European countries reverse decision to suspend AstraZeneca jab after initial investigations find no link to reported blood clots 31 March 2021: People living with vulnerable adults are called forward to get a Covid vaccine in the UK, even if they are younger than eligible age groups 7 April 2021: UK restricts the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to over-30s over a small but statistically significant risk of blood clots in younger people 30 April 2021: Over-40s are called forward for Covid jabs 7 May 2021: Restriction of the AstraZeneca vaccine is widened to include over-40s August 2022: Government sources say they will not order anymore AstraZeneca Covid vaccines instead focuses on mRNA alternatives March 2023: Dozens of patients and families launch legal action against AstraZeneca due to April 2023: Widower of a BBC presenter Lisa Shaw who died after having the vaccine said he has 'no alternative' but to sue AstraZeneca 4 August 2023: Anish Tailor, whose wife Alpa died in March 2021 after receiving her first AstraZeneca dose, filed a product liability claim against AstraZeneca at London's High Court.

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AstraZeneca scraps plan to expand vaccine plant in the UK in blow to government
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AstraZeneca scraps plan to expand vaccine plant in the UK in blow to government

Associated Press  

LONDON — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on Friday cancelled a planned 450 million-pound investment in a vaccine manufacturing plant in northwest England, blaming the new Labour government for diluting the financial support that had been offered by the previous Conservative administration. In a blow to Treasury chief Rachel Reeves at the end of a week when she trumpeted the government’s plans …

Covishield Side Effects: Doctors' Group Urges Govt to Review All Covid Vaccines
10 months, 1 week 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 Covishield pointing to low demand, but did rare side effects also play a role?
10 months, 1 week 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: What are the rare side effects of the Covid jab?
10 months, 1 week ago

AstraZeneca: What are the rare side effects of the Covid jab?

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 AstraZeneca has announced it initiated a worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 …

AstraZeneca's Covishield Showed Lowest Incidence of Side Effects in India Versus Globally, Says Top Govt Official
10 months, 1 week ago

AstraZeneca's Covishield Showed Lowest Incidence of Side Effects in India Versus Globally, Says Top Govt Official

News 18  

AstraZeneca’s vaccine has demonstrated the lowest incidence of side effects in India compared to the global average, a top government official involved in the national roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination told News18. “But only around 50 cases witnessed Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome — a rare side effect caused by the jab — of the 180 crore doses administered against 4 to …

After AstraZeneca covid-19 vax recall worldwide, Serum says it stopped manufacturing jabs in Dec 2021
10 months, 1 week ago

After AstraZeneca covid-19 vax recall worldwide, Serum says it stopped manufacturing jabs in Dec 2021

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India on Wednesday said it has stopped making and supplying covid-19 vaccine Covishield after AstraZeneca, the British drugmaker that helped develop the vaccine, announced it too was withdrawing its version of the jab worldwide. The development follows the launch of a class action suit in the UK over allegations that the UK vaccine caused …

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine worldwide after admitting it can cause rare blood clots
10 months, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine safety amid rare side effect concerns
10 months, 3 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 admits its Covishield vaccine may lead to rare side effect
10 months, 3 weeks 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?
10 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Health chiefs 'failed to sound alarm over potential dangers of Covid vaccines': MPs accuse regulator of putting Brits 'at serious risk' by not immediately sharing how Pfizer jabs could trigger extreme
1 year ago

Health chiefs 'failed to sound alarm over potential dangers of Covid vaccines': MPs accuse regulator of putting Brits 'at serious risk' by not immediately sharing how Pfizer jabs could trigger extreme

Daily Mail  

Britain's medicines regulator has been accused of failing to sound the alarm over Covid jab side effects, despite allegedly knowing of heart risks for months before warnings were issued. The AAPG letter, penned by its co-chair Graham Stringer the Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton, called for an urgent investigation to be held into The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory …

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 …

AstraZeneca strikes £880m deal to buy US vaccine maker amid questions over Covid jab
1 year, 3 months ago

AstraZeneca strikes £880m deal to buy US vaccine maker amid questions over Covid jab

The Telegraph  

Iskra Reic, executive vice president of vaccines and immune therapies at AstraZeneca, said: “This aligns with our strategy to deliver a portfolio of therapies to address high unmet needs in infectious diseases, and our ambition to protect the most vulnerable patients who have high risk of severe outcomes.” Shares in AstraZeneca rose 1.3pc in afternoon trade on news of the …

AstraZeneca vaccine linked with ‘spike’ in cases of rare disease that can paralyse victims
1 year, 3 months ago

AstraZeneca vaccine linked with ‘spike’ in cases of rare disease that can paralyse victims

The Telegraph  

Scientists have drawn a link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and a “spike” in cases of a rare disease that can leave its victims paralysed. Two of the studies looked at rates of GBS in England and said there was an increase in cases “attributable to” the AstraZeneca vaccine, or that there was a probable “causal link”. ‘Side effects ignored’ Anthony …

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 …

Oxford AstraZeneca Covid jab was ‘defective’, claims landmark legal case
1 year, 4 months ago

Oxford AstraZeneca Covid jab was ‘defective’, claims landmark legal case

The Telegraph  

As many as 80 claimants could lodge legal cases with the High Court by the end of the year in a class action that threatens to undermine faith in the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine that was developed jointly with Oxford University. In Mr Scott’s claim, his lawyers argue that he suffered “personal injuries and consequential losses arising out of …

Study confirms AstraZeneca jab’s higher risk of very rare clot
2 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

Why is there no compensation for the few people whose lives have been destroyed by Covid jab?
2 years, 9 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, …

EU regulator advises AstraZeneca’s COVID drug be cleared
2 years, 11 months ago

EU regulator advises AstraZeneca’s COVID drug be cleared

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union’s drug regulator said Thursday it was recommending that an antibody medication developed by AstraZeneca be authorized to help some vulnerable people avoid getting sick with the coronavirus. The agency said it had assessed data on the drug from more than 5,000 people and found Evusheld reduced the risk of infection by 77%, with protection estimated …

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 …

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 …

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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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 …

So when WILL Covid chaos end?
3 years, 2 months ago

So when WILL Covid chaos end?

Daily Mail  

Britain could face another year-and-a-half of Covid misery despite a hugely successful vaccination drive, scientists have warned on the back of data showing immunity from booster jabs starts to fade after just 10 weeks. Early real-world analysis of the UK's immunisation scheme shows the efficacy of Pfizer's top-up dose at preventing symptoms drops to as low as 35 per cent …

Next pandemic could be more lethal: AstraZeneca vaccine creator
3 years, 3 months ago

Next pandemic could be more lethal: AstraZeneca vaccine creator

Al Jazeera  

Sarah Gilbert says lessons of current health crisis must not be lost and urges caution as new variant rips through Britain. Future pandemics could be even more lethal than COVID-19, so lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world should ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught, one of the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca …

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

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, 6 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. …

Clot risk far lower from vaccines than virus: UK study
3 years, 6 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 …

Britain's daily increase in Covid cases is SPEEDING UP
3 years, 7 months ago

Britain's daily increase in Covid cases is SPEEDING UP

Daily Mail  

Britain's Covid outbreak may be speeding up once more, according to official data that suggests the worst of the third wave may not be over. It comes as a top scientist today claimed Britain needs to stop counting daily Covid infections as the country's pandemic phase slowly fizzles out. But figures from last Wednesday show a further 747 people went …

Millions of Britons given Indian-made AstraZeneca doses ‘could be excluded from EU vaccine passport scheme’
3 years, 8 months ago

Millions of Britons given Indian-made AstraZeneca doses ‘could be excluded from EU vaccine passport scheme’

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 Millions of Britons could be shut out of European holidays …

Britain Seeks Extra AstraZeneca Shots to Combat 'Beta' Covid-19 Variant
3 years, 9 months ago

Britain Seeks Extra AstraZeneca Shots to Combat 'Beta' Covid-19 Variant

News 18  

Britain is in talks with Oxford and AstraZeneca for additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine that has been modified to better target the “beta” coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa, and it will fund trials of the shots. Britain has previously secured 100 million doses of the vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford and licenced to AstraZeneca, and …

AstraZeneca refuseniks will be offered a different vaccine: minister
3 years, 9 months ago

AstraZeneca refuseniks will be offered a different vaccine: minister

Dutch News  

People in their early 60s who refused an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will be offered an alternative in the near future after all, health minister Hugo de Jonge has told MPs. This time round they will be called up by their local health board rather than family doctor and will be given either a Pfizer, Moderna or Janssen vaccine, De Jonge …

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine 80 per cent effective against B1.617.2 variant: UK study
3 years, 10 months ago

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine 80 per cent effective against B1.617.2 variant: UK study

India TV News  

Two doses from either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine are over 80 per cent effective in preventing infection from the B1.617.2 variant of COVID-19, first discovered in India, a new UK government study has reportedly found. The UK findings are said to be based on data from Public Health England and have also revealed that the two doses provide …

Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine 80% Effective Against B1.617.2 Variant: UK Study
3 years, 10 months ago

Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine 80% Effective Against B1.617.2 Variant: UK Study

News 18  

Two doses from either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine are over 80 per cent effective in preventing infection from the B1.617.2 variant of Covid-19, first discovered in India, a new UK government study has reportedly found. The UK findings are said to be based on data from Public Health England and have also revealed that the two doses provide …

2 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses 85-90 per cent effective, real-world study finds
3 years, 10 months ago

2 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses 85-90 per cent effective, real-world study finds

India TV News  

2 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses 85-90 per cent effective, real-world study finds Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine have shown to prevent around 85 to 90 per cent of symptomatic COVID-19 infections, the first real-world data from Public Health England has found. Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine have shown to prevent around 85 to 90 per cent of symptomatic COVID-19 …

Covid vaccines available faster for some as at-risk people not booking appointments
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid vaccines available faster for some as at-risk people not booking appointments

NL Times  

More than a half of people under the age of 60 from groups at a higher risk should the get the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection have not yet requested an appointment to get their early Covid-19 vaccine shots. Consequently, new advice regarding the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine with this age group may arrive too late to have an impact. Additionally, …

More rare blood clots have been linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but should you be concerned?
3 years, 10 months ago

More rare blood clots have been linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but should you be concerned?

ABC  

The headline made for stark reading. "If you stop back and think about who is now getting the AstraZeneca vaccine, it is only, with a few rare exceptions, people over 50," Professor Skerritt said yesterday. Professor Skerritt said as the vaccine rollout ramped up, the latest TTS cases were "pretty much along the trajectory we expect". While it might sound …

AstraZeneca Makes $275 Million in Sales from Covid-19 Vaccine
3 years, 10 months ago

AstraZeneca Makes $275 Million in Sales from Covid-19 Vaccine

News 18  

British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca reported on Friday $275 million in sales from its Covid vaccine in the first three months of the year. “We delivered solid progress in the first quarter of 2021 and continued to advance our portfolio of life-changing medicines,” said chief executive Pascal Soriot in the earnings release. “This performance ensured another quarter of strong revenue and …

Malaysia to roll out AstraZeneca COVID jab for over-60s
3 years, 10 months ago

Malaysia to roll out AstraZeneca COVID jab for over-60s

Al Jazeera  

The government has been criticised for a slow vaccination campaign amid a renewed jump in cases. Malaysian health authorities say the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca is safe for use, three days after the Southeast Asian nation received its first batch of shots from the COVAX facility led by the World Health Organization. Malaysia, which has a population of more than …

Coronavirus: Oxford study finds AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines both prevent asymptomatic cases
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Oxford study finds AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines both prevent asymptomatic cases

Daily Mail  

Vaccines will allow us to control coronavirus without the need for future lockdowns, the experts behind a major new British study declared last night. The study found that there were significantly more coronavirus cases among people who hadn't been vaccinated than there were in people who had been given jabs or who had had Covid before The longer it had …

EU yet to decide on legal case against AstraZeneca shortage
3 years, 11 months ago

EU yet to decide on legal case against AstraZeneca shortage

Al Jazeera  

European Commission said a final decision not yet taken over a shortfall in AstraZeneca deliveries of vaccine doses. But Nkengasong, the continent’s top public health official, said the Africa CDC had informed countries receiving the donations that the shots could be used until mid-July, based on a further analysis conducted by the Serum Institute.” 22 Apr 2021 - 19:00 GMT …

Brett Sutton gets his first COVID jab as mass vaccination centres open across Victoria
3 years, 11 months ago

Brett Sutton gets his first COVID jab as mass vaccination centres open across Victoria

ABC  

Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has lagged well behind schedule, but experts hope the opening of mass injection hubs in Victoria today will help turn the tide, with people queuing up at one of the centres when it opened this morning. Key points: Bookings and walk-ins will be accepted at three mass COVID-19 vaccination hubs from today Two of the hubs …

National Cabinet endorses PM's push to offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to more over-50s
3 years, 11 months ago

National Cabinet endorses PM's push to offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to more over-50s

ABC  

Australians over the age of 50 could soon receive the AstraZeneca vaccine earlier than expected after the states and territories agreed to bring the COVID-19 vaccine timetable forward. Key points: National Cabinet has agreed in principle to allow Australians over 50 to receive the vaccine Most Australians aged 50-69 are not yet able to get vaccinated Labor says the government …

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