Category: Astrazeneca

BBC Presenter Dies After Suffering Blood Clots Following AstraZeneca Jab

An award-winning BBC radio presenter died last week after suffering blood clots following vaccination with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab, her family has revealed. Lisa Shaw, who worked for BBC Newcastle, developed “severe” headaches a week after having the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine, and fell seriously ill a few days later, her family said…


39-Year-Old British Fashion Model Dies After Getting COVID-19 Shot in Cyprus

A UK-born model experienced a blood clot and passed away after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Paphos, Cyprus, said a health official on Monday. According to CyprusMail, Stephanie Dubois, 39, underwent a serious “thrombotic episode” after getting the shot, which has been suspended or restricted in over 20 countries due to possible side effects. Health…


EU Has Not yet Ordered More AstraZeneca Vaccines, Says Internal Market Commissioner

PARIS—The European Union has not yet made any new orders for AstraZeneca vaccines beyond June when their contract ends, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday. Breton also said he expected that the costs of the EU’s recent order for more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines would be higher than the earlier versions. The…


UK to Offer Alternative to AstraZeneca Vaccine as Blood Clots Deaths Rise to 49

The UK health authorities said on Friday that people under 40 will be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca CCP virus vaccine. According to the UK’s medicines regulator, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), 49 people have died after developing blood clots following vaccination with the AstraZeneca shot. As of April 28, there have…


Queensland Nurses Opting Out of CCP Virus Vaccinations: Union Survey

A Queensland nurses union has revealed strong hesitancy among the “overwhelming majority” of its members towards mandatory immunisation against the CCP virus, given the shorter trial times and higher unknowns for the newer RNA vaccines compared to standard vaccines. Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young, on March 31, made it mandatory for Queensland nurses working with COVID-19 patients to…


UK Death Toll From Blood Clots After AstraZeneca Jab Rises to 41

The UK medicines regulator said on Thursday that 41 people had died after developing blood clots following vaccination with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of nine deaths from last week’s figures. This was revealed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on Thursday in a weekly update on the side effects of…


UK Health Secretary Gets AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock received the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, in a public show of support for the jab which has been suspected of causing life-threatening blood clots. Jonathan Van-Tam, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, administered the jab for Hancock at a vaccination centre in London. “It…


UK Survey Finds Rising Unease About AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

LONDON—British enthusiasm for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has faded in the past month, reflecting rising unease about its possible links to rare adverse side effects, though overall UK confidence in vaccines is high, an updated survey has found. The survey of almost 5,000 people showed a significant increase in the proportion who said they want…


European Union Sues AstraZeneca Over COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Shortfall

The European Union is suing pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca for COVID-19 vaccine delivery shortfalls, marking an escalation in a dispute that has simmered for some time. EU spokesperson Stefan De Keersmaecker told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement that the lawsuit was filed in a Brussels court on April 23 “due to the continuous breach of…


AstraZeneca Agrees to Divert 1 Million Doses to PNG After Australia Talks

Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan has secured one million COVID-19 vaccine doses for Papua New Guinea, which neighbours Australia to the north, and has been experiencing a severe outbreak. The arrangement was secured after Tehan approached AstraZeneca directly while visiting Europe and the United Kingdom to shore up Australia’s vaccine supplies. The one million doses…