AstraZeneca’s U.S. trial shows coronavirus vaccine is 79% effective

Preliminary results from a study examining the efficacy of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine indicate it is significantly effective at preventing severe illness from COVID-19.  More...

Norway: 2 more patients dead following vaccination with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

The Norwegian Medicines Agency has received two reports of deaths in patients at OUS (Oslo University Hospital)

Five patients with a combination of thrombosis, haemorrhage and low platelet count admitted to OUS after vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine have previously been reported.  More...

Norway FHI: If nothing happens to you 14 days after taking the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, you are likely not in danger

If you have not had serious side effects 14 days after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine, you are probably not in danger of getting the rare course of the disease, the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) believes.  More...

Spain investigating three blood clot cases in recipients of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

Spanish health authorities are investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman from Marbella who had a brain hemorrhage after complaining of headaches for days

The Spanish Health Ministry on Wednesday said it is investigating three cases of thrombosis among recipients of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, one of whom has died.  More...

German researchers discovers AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine thrombosis trigger

Scientists at Greifswald teaching hospital claim they have discovered the cause of blood clots among a small number of AstraZeneca vaccine recipients.  More...

Efficacy of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine against the B.1.351 South African Variant

Study conclusions:  A two-dose regimen of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 [AstraZeneca] vaccine did not show protection against mild-to-moderate Covid-19 due to the B.1.351 [South Africa ] variant.  More...

Sonia Battaglia dead: she went into a coma a few days after the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

The health conditions of Sonia Battaglia, the 54-year-old hospitalized in intensive care at the Hospital of the Sea, have worsened irreversibly until her death today.  More...

European Medicines Agency on AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine: “benefits still outweigh the risks despite possible link to rare blood clots with low blood platelets”

EMA Statement: “the vaccine may be associated with very rare cases of blood clots associated with thrombocytopenia, i.e.  More...