Category: Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca Vaccine Deemed ‘Safe’ by EU Agency After Countries Suspend Use

The European Union’s drug regulator announced March 18 that the AstraZeneca CCP virus vaccine is “safe and effective” following reports of recipients developing blood clots or even dying after getting the shot. The European Medicines Agency, in essentially clearing the vaccine for usage, said the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot isn’t associated with an increase in the overall…


AstraZeneca Vaccine Deemed ‘Safe’ by EU Health Agency After Countries Suspend Usage

The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday announced that the AstraZeneca CCP virus vaccine is “safe and effective” following reports of recipients developing blood clots or even dying after getting the shot. The European Medicines Agency, in essentially clearing the vaccine for usage, said the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot is not associated with an increase in the…


UK Reports Five Cases of Rare Blood Clots in 11 Million AstraZeneca Shots, Continues With Vaccine

LONDON—Britain’s medicines regulator said there had been five cases of a rare type of blood clot in the brain among 11 million given AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine but said that it found the benefits of the shot far outweigh any possible risks. Concerns about reports of blood clots, along with low platelet levels, have led to…


UK Says Vaccine Rollout to Be Slower Than Hoped, but Should Pick Up Again in May

LONDON—Britain said on Thursday that global supply bumps meant its vaccine rollout would be slower than hoped in coming weeks, but it expected deliveries to increase again in May, June, and July. British health officials warned on Wednesday that the world’s fastest big economy rollout of the vaccine would face a significant reduction in supplies…


Australian Government to Continue Rollout of AstraZeneca Vaccine Despite International Suspensions

The Australian rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine will continue despite 17 countries—including Indonesia, France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Sweden—suspending their vaccine programs after reports of blood clots in people having received the shot. Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly in a statement on March 16 said that the government remains confident that the AstraZeneca COVID-19…


European Union Medical Authority: ‘No Indication’ AstraZeneca Vaccines Are Cause of Blood Clots

There is no sign that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is linked to blood clots, the European Union’s medicinal watchdog said on Tuesday. “At present, there is no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions. They have not come up in the clinical trials and they’re not listed as known or suspected side events with this vaccine,” European Medicines…


EU and Vietnam to Exclude China-Made Vaccines

The European Union is expected to exclude Chinese-made vaccines from its “vaccine passport” certification program because they are not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). At the same time, Vietnam is reportedly buying large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from Western counties and Russia, but not China. On March 12, Euronews reported that the EU is…


EU and Vietnam Exclude China-Made Vaccines

The European Union is expected to exclude Chinese-made vaccines from its “vaccine passport” certification program because they are not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). At the same time, Vietnam is reportedly buying large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from Western counties and Russia, but not China. On March 12, Euronews reported that the EU is…


Nearly 400,000 AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Seized in Italy After Teacher’s Death

Italian prosecutors said Monday they seized a batch of nearly 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after a man died hours after receiving the shot. Piedmont’s regional government told Reuters it suspended use of the AstraZeneca batch, ABV5811, after a 57-year-old man identified as Sandro Tognatti fell ill and died. The cause of death and…


AstraZeneca Vaccine Suspended by Germany, France, Italy, Spain Over Precautions

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations were halted by France, Italy, Spain, and Germany due to precautions, officials said Monday, as Italian officials seized thousands of doses of the medicine in a northern province after a man died. The UK company and EU regulators have previously said there is no evidence that the vaccine is to blame for reported…