Tag: Astrazeneca

Herd Immunity to CCP Virus Not Attainable in 2021: WHO

Despite vaccines rolling out in different countries, no one should expect herd immunity to the CCP virus this year, according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan. Swaminathan stressed the need for the world to continue to implement measures to protect against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus (novel coronavirus), as the emergency roll-out of…


India Approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Local Vaccine

India’s drug regulator on Sunday announced that it had approved two COVID-19 vaccines, one developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.


AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Get US Approval Until April 2021: Official

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is not likely to be authorized for emergency use in the United States until April 2021, Operation Warp Speed’s chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui said Wednesday. “We project, if everything goes well, that the readout and emergency use authorization may be granted somewhere early in the…


UK Recommended to Prioritise First Dose of CCP Virus Vaccines to More People

The UK will prioritise giving more people the first dose of the CCP virus vaccine over ensuring people receive the second dose, according to new advice published on Wednesday. The new recommendation by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) came as part of the advice on the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which was approved on…


UK Approves Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

Britain approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Wednesday, which was hailed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “a triumph for British science.” The government said it had accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Experts at the MHRA concluded that the vaccine had met its strict standards of…


UK Becomes First to Approve Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

Britain approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Wednesday, which was hailed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “a triumph for British science.” The government said it had accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Experts at the MHRA concluded that the vaccine had met its strict standards of…