After a marathon seven-hour meeting on Friday, the health body, ANVISA, voted 4-1 to greenlight Sputnik V as well as India’s Covaxin formula, allowing for imports after previously delaying approval, which Russian experts believe was due to US diplomatic pressure. A few exceptions were made for the vaccines, however, requiring that they …
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The vaccine, which was developed in partnership with Oxford University, is awaiting approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use among children. It was greenlit by British regulators for use in adults at the end of 2020. “Whilst there are no safety concerns in the paediatric …
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Following a review of the vaccine and reported rare incidents of blood clots among recipients, the EMA did not find a link to an overall risk of blood clotting, but will continue its investigations. The regulator’s findings come after 13 EU member states halted their rollouts of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which …
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The regulator said Monday it was reviewing data on reports of blood-clotting incidents potentially related to the AstraZeneca jab. Authorities have reported one death each in Denmark and Austria related to blood-clotting in people who had received injections from one batch of a million AstraZeneca doses distributed across 17 European …
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The inquiry comes after Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Latvia all suspended their rollouts of the AstraZeneca vaccine over fears that they may induce blood clotting – known medically as “thromboembolic events.” “There is currently no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions, which are not listed as …
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On Thursday, a statement on the European Medicines Agency (EMA) website confirmed that the review had been ordered. According to officials, the “decision to start the rolling review is based on results from laboratory studies and clinical studies in adults.” The move comes after two member states unilaterally approved the …
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An Ofcom investigation found that the license used by CGTN had been wrongfully held by Star China Media Ltd. In a statement, Ofcom reiterated that “licence holders cannot be controlled by political bodies.” Star China Media Limited (SCML) was found not to have editorial control or responsibility for CGTN’s programming …
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The EMA has claimed that the contents of the messages, which were obtained by hackers and published on the dark web, were tampered with in order to undermine confidence in the drugs, without providing further details. However, the agency acknowledged to the French newspaper that the correspondences reflect “issues and …
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Norway launched its Covid-19 immunization program on December 27, including residents of nursing homes on the priority list. Since then, 23 people have died shortly after receiving the injections. Norwegian medics are evaluating all such cases and have linked 13 of them to the side effects of the vaccine, according …
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