Category: Astrazeneca
Canadian panel recommends pause for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for under 55yrs
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending a pause on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations for people under 55 for safety reasons, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. More...
Spain raises age limit for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from 55yrs to 65yrs
Experts admit it will be hard to restore trust in the AstraZeneca vaccine, the use of which is set to restart on Wednesday. More...
Norway blood clots: “The Norwegian Medicines Agency believes that there is a probable connection with the AstraZeneca vaccine and these rare cases”
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has paused vaccination with COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca after we became aware of cases of serious suspected side effects with the combination of blood clots, bleeding and low platelet counts. More...
Japanese residents in U.K. wowed by efficient coronavirus vaccine rollout
As Japan prepares for its COVID-19 vaccine rollout for its older population next month, a program underway since December in Britain has impressed many older Japanese residents there with its emphasis on a speedy deployment. More...
Denmark suspends AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations for another 3 weeks
The pause for vaccination with the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca is extended by 3 weeks
The Danish Health and Medicines Authority is extending the break with the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca, because the assessment of the use of the vaccine in the Danish vaccination program against COVID-19 is still ongoing. More...
AstraZeneca reports slightly lower efficacy of 76% for coronavirus vaccine following criticism of interim results
AstraZeneca has reported a slightly lower efficacy rate for its Covid-19 vaccine after the results of a US clinical trial were criticised as outdated. More...
Sweden: new case of suspected blood clots following Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine
Another Swedish case is now being investigated for a suspected connection between blood clots and AstraZeneca’s vaccine. More...
South Korea investigating six deaths reported after coronavirus vaccination
5th March 2021: South Korean health authorities are looking into six cases of deaths reported after vaccinations, adding that a potential causal relationship between the vaccinations and the deaths will be investigated. More...
24-year-old medical student dies of thrombosis ten days after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
In a press release on Tuesday March 23, the Nantes public prosecutor evokes “the discovery at his Nantes home of the lifeless body of a medical student“. More...
AstraZeneca may have used outdated info in its coronavirus vaccine trial
Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have used “outdated information,” federal health officials said early Tuesday.