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UK pauses AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study on children as drug regulator investigates blood clot risk among adults

The vaccine, which was developed in partnership with Oxford University, is awaiting approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…

3 years ago

Australia falls short 3 MILLION doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, authorities point finger at EU

Canberra is still waiting for more than 3 million doses of AstraZeneca’s jab that were supposed to be delivered from…

3 years ago

Biden administration stops AstraZeneca production in Baltimore, J&J put in charge after ‘error’ spoils 15mn doses – reports

The US Department of Health & Human Services has given Johnson & Johnson full responsibility of the Emergent BioSolutions facility…

3 years ago

Introducing ‘Vaxzevria’: AstraZeneca renames Covid vaccine as firm fights off controversy over drug

The British-Swedish pharmaceutical has rebranded its jab, which previously went by the simple ‘AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine’, to ‘Vaxzevria’. In a…

3 years ago

Canada halts AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out for people under 55, citing ‘substantial uncertainty’ amid blood clot concerns

The move comes after a recommendation from Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization on Monday, which called for a pause…

3 years ago

AstraZeneca jab’s effectiveness slips to 76% in new test data after vaccine maker comes under fire for submitting ‘outdated’ info

The pharma firm publicized the results of its 32,000-person US trial in the early hours of Thursday morning, reporting that…

3 years ago

‘Outdated information’ may have skewed efficacy data from AstraZeneca Covid vaccine trial, US govt health institute claims

On Monday, the pharmaceutical giant released promising interim results from its US study, which showed its drug to have 79%…

3 years ago

EU citizens losing faith in AstraZeneca vaccine, poll shows, but new trial data reveal jab more effective than originally thought

On Monday, the embattled pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca published positive results from its US trial, which showed the jab to have…

3 years ago

‘Fulfil your contract’: EU Commission chief threatens AstraZeneca with Covid vaccine export ban

“We have the option of prohibiting a planned export. That is the message to AstraZeneca,” the EU Commission president told…

3 years ago

Researchers say AstraZeneca vaccine can cause thrombosis in BRAIN in ‘rare’ cases as WHO says it is ‘not certain’ about it

A research team from Germany's Greifswald University Hospital have discovered a mechanism that could lead to the development of sinus…

3 years ago