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Woman died from 'rare complications' of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine

A patient died from ‘rare complications’ following a dose of the coronavirus vaccine, an inquest was told.

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Combining AstraZeneca, mRNA Covid-19 vaccines is effective: Danish study

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J&J, AstraZeneca explore covid-19 vaccine modification in response to rare blood clots

Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford, along with outside scientists, are conducting early-stage research into whether potential modifications of their Covid-19 vaccines could reduce or eliminate the risk of rare but serious blood clots associated with the shots, according to people close to the process.

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2 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines more effective than AstraZeneca against Delta variant, data says

Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine are more effective against the Delta COVID-19 variant than two doses of the AstraZeneca shot, preliminary observational data suggests.A research letter, published by the Lancet on Monday, looked at 19,543 COVID-19 cases and 377 hospitalizations among 5.4 million people, including 7,723 cases and 134 hospitalizations in patients with the Delta variant, who tended to be younger and more affluent.According to the data, a “strong vaccine effect” didn’t take hold until 28 days after receiving a second dose.Fourteen days after receiving a second dose, researchers found that Pfizer was 92 per cent effective against the Alpha variant first identified in the U.K.

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Quebec shortens interval between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine doses to 8 weeks

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.The province announced Thursday it is lowering the time between shots from 16 weeks to eight weeks for that brand of vaccine.The decision to advance the booster shot comes following advice from the province’s immunization committee.Vaccine uptick a chance to get Canada’s most vulnerable a 2nd dose — and soonerIn Quebec, only people who are 45 years and older were able to get the AstraZeneca vaccine amid concerns about a rare blood-clotting condition.Earlier this month, the government announced it will no longer be administering that brand as a first dose.

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EU doesn’t renew order for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after inking deal with Pfizer

COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 09: Syringes of AstraZeneca vaccination against Covid-19 are pictured inside the city's main mosque, which has temporarily become a mass vaccination center, during the coronavirus pandemic on May 09, 2021 in Cologne, Germany. C The EU Commission did not renew its order for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, the European Union’s Internal Market Commissioner said Sunday."We have not renewed the order for after June.

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EU sues AstraZeneca over covid-19 vaccine shortfall

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Brussels launches legal action against AstraZeneca over Covid-19 vaccine supplies

Brussels today launched legal action against vaccine-maker AstraZeneca, claiming they had not held up their end of the contract for supplies of the jab.

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Trudeau, wife Sophie receive 1st dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.The Trudeaus both received a shot of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s vaccine at a Rexall pharmacy in Ottawa.“I’m very excited,” Trudeau said in response to the pharmacist after rolling up his sleeve. Canada set to receive 35M Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccines for 2022 When the national vaccine rollout began late last year, Trudeau said he would get the vaccine as soon as he was eligible.This week, Ontario opened its vaccine eligibility for the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 40 and up.

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Alberta won’t offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to those aged 30+ yet due to supply

COVID-19 vaccine at this time, despite new recommendations from Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization.Health Minister Tyler Shandro cited limited supply as the reason Alberta will not offer the vaccine beyond the 40-plus age group that is currently eligible in the province.“We’re seen a remarkable uptake from those wanting AstraZeneca,” Shandro said on social media Friday afternoon.

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NACI recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine be offered to Canadians 30+

National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is lowering its age recommendation for Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to younger age groups.NACI now recommends the vaccine be used in people 30 years of age and older, “if the individual does not wish to wait for an mRNA vaccine and the benefits outweigh the risks,” said Shelley Deeks, NACI’s vice-chair.Previously, NACI’s guidance said the shot should only be used on those aged 55 and older.Deeks said NACI “weighs the benefits” of the vaccine against the risks associated with COVID-19 infection.

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Alberta reports first AstraZeneca-linked blood clot

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.The man’s identity is not being released to protect patient confidentiality, but Alberta Health has reported he is receiving treatment and is recovering after being diagnosed with a case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.“I continue to recommend AstraZeneca for anyone who is 55 and older, and to recommend that all Albertans get vaccinated as soon as they are able. It is the best way to protect your health and the health of those around you,” Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Canada reports 1st blood clot in AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine recipient

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Quebec health ministry said the female patient, whose age was not revealed, is recovering at home.

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Why does AstraZeneca vaccine guidance keep changing? Experts weigh in

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.On Monday, Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) issued new guidelines recommending that the shot should not be administered to people under the age of 55 due to concerns over reports of blood clots.

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U.S. to send 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada: report

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine that it is not using to Mexico and Canada in loan deals with the two countries, an administration official told Reuters on Thursday.Mexico will receive 2.5 million does of the vaccine and Canada will receive 1.5 million doses, the official said.“This virus has no borders,” the official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

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Science says AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe. But will that ease concerns?

COVID-19 vaccine shouldn’t be given to people above the age of 65, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) reversed its stance on Tuesday, announcing that the vaccine was safe for seniors.The news comes as several countries around the world have temporarily paused their rollout of AstraZeneca’s doses and the Canadian government tries to quell fears about its safety emanating from reports of blood clots and apparent confusion over the vaccine’s safety.“People can can get confused quite easily, especially if recommendations change,” said Dr.

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Germany postpones vaccine summit until EU drug regulator assesses AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.A growing number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame.The German government and the country’s 16 state governors had planned to meet Wednesday for a virtual summit on the country’s slow vaccination campaign and on ways to speed it up. But in a statement Tuesday morning, the government said the summit would be postponed until after the EMA’s meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday.

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Germany joins list of countries suspending AstraZeneca shot over blood clot reports

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over safety fears.Ireland and the Netherlands announced suspensions on Sunday. In Asia, Thailand announced plans Monday to go ahead with the shot.

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Canadian health officials say AstraZeneca vaccine safe after countries suspend use

COVID-19 vaccine despite at least nine European countries stopping its use.“We don’t have any plans to discontinue AstraZeneca at this time,” Ontario Public Health Minister Christine Elliot said. “We know that several million doses have already been administered around the world with no adverse effects.”Elliot assured that Health Canada did a thorough review of the vaccine and the province continues to work with the agency to ensure safety.Quebec’s Public Health Director, Dr.

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Denmark temporarily suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death in Denmark, Danish authorities said on Thursday.They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.“Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries,” the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a statement.“It is currently not possible to conclude whether there is a link.

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Hinshaw, Shandro to provide provincial COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 in the province and “the ongoing work to protect public health.”The chief medical officer of health and minister will be making their comments at 4 p.m. and you can watch them in this story.

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If AstraZeneca isn’t widely recommended for seniors, who should get the vaccine?

COVID-19 vaccine arsenal, the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot is also adding confusion.On Friday, Health Canada approved the vaccine for people over the age of 18. But, days later, the committee that advises the Government of Canada on vaccines seemed to contradict that.The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommended Monday that the shot not be given to people over the age of 65.The new guidelines cite “limited information” about its effectiveness in older people as the reason it’s not recommending the shot be used in seniors.

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COVAX Statement on WHO Emergency Use Listing for AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization (WHO), as co-leads of the COVAX initiative for equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, alongside key delivery partner UNICEF, are pleased to welcome the news that two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine have been given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL). Yesterday’s announcement means that two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, produced by AstraZeneca-SK Bioscience (AZ-SKBio) and the Serum Institute of India (AZ-SII), are now available for global rollout through the COVAX Facility.

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WHO gives AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine emergency use approval

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WHO panel recommends AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine even in countries with South Africa variant

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective and should be deployed widely across all age groups, including in countries where the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce its efficacy, WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) chair Alejandro Cravioto said on Wednesday.

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WHO panel okays AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot for seniors

coronavirus may reduce its efficacy, a World Health Organization panel said on Wednesday.In interim recommendations on the shot, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) panel said the vaccine should be given in two doses with an interval of 8 to 12 weeks, and should also be used in people aged 65 and older.Even in countries such as South Africa, where questions have been raised about the AstraZeneca vaccine’s efficacy against a newly-emerged variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, “there is no reason not to recommend its use”, SAGE’s chair, Alejandro Cravioto, told a briefing. ‘Concerning’ Brazil COVID-19 variant found in Canada.

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AstraZeneca’s Covid shot still useful in variant-hit areas: WHO

AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine is worth using in areas hit by mutated strains of the virus, World Health Organization officials and partners said, countering concerns about reduced effectiveness that arose in a recent test.There’s evidence the vaccine AstraZeneca developed with the University of Oxford could provide meaningful protection against severe disease caused by the highly infectious variant that emerged in South Africa, called B.1.351, according to Kate O’Brien, who heads the WHO’s vaccination division.

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Too early to say AstraZeneca vaccine doesn’t protect against South African variant: experts

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has hit a minor stumbling block after a small clinical trial raised doubts about its efficacy against the South African variant of the coronavirus.On Sunday, South Africa halted its planned rollout following preliminary data that suggested that the AstraZeneca vaccine offers only “minimal protection against mild or moderate disease” from the B.1.351 variant, now the dominant form of the coronavirus in the country.

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South Africa suspends use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after it fails to clearly stop virus variant

Jon CohenScience's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.Another COVID-19 vaccine has run into trouble in South Africa, showing less protection there than elsewhere because a SARS-CoV-2 variant that can apparently dodge key antibodies has become widespread.

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Italy's medicines agency approves AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine: Report

AstraZeneca and Oxford University, a source from the medicines regulator said.The vaccine, which received a green light by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday, is the third cleared for use in the European Union. The others approved for use in the EU are the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech and one by Moderna.The Aifa source said the regulator recommended "the preferential use" of the vaccine in people between the ages of 18 and 55 years old.EMA had said there were not yet enough results for people over the age of 55 to determine how well it worked in that group.

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Behind AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine stumble

Also Read | Covid vaccination faces slow startThe setbacks, which come on the eve of a decision from regulators whether to recommend the shot for use in Europe, suggest AstraZeneca is falling behind in the vaccine arms race. The company has relatively little experience in vaccines, a tricky, typically low-margin niche in the global pharmaceuticals industry.

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Covid vaccine plant halts production of AstraZeneca jab as bomb squad swoops

Production at an AstraZeneca vaccine plant in Wrexham was temporarily stopped while a bomb squad probed a suspicious package.

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AstraZeneca UK COVID vaccine plant evacuated after over a suspicious package

Wrexham: A factory in Wales that produces AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine was partially evacuated on Wednesday after it received a suspicious package and police said a bomb disposal unit was dealing with the incident.Operated by Wockhardt UK, the plant provides so-called fill-and-finish capacity for AstraZeneca's UK supply chain, which is the final manufacturing step of putting vaccines into vials or syringes and packaging them.AstraZeneca has agreed to supply Britain with 100 million doses of the vaccine it developed with Oxford University.A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his office was being kept up to date on developments in Wales.AstraZeneca is also currently in a dispute with the European Union after it cut vaccine

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Britain is first country to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Redmond Shannon explains what makes this vaccine different from the others.

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How does AstraZeneca's covid-19 vaccine compare with Pfizer-BioNTech?

ZURICH : Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford University's home-grown UK COVID-19 vaccine, adding an easy-to-manage shot to the arsenal of a nation desperate for pandemic relief.Even so, scientists - and regulators in Europe, following the Brexit divorce - are sceptical, given confusion over trial results earlier that left experts questioning the robustness of the data.HOW DOES THE ASTRAZENECA SHOT'S EFFICACY STACK UP TO OTHERS'?The AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine's overall efficacy in preventing symptomatic infections was 70.4%, compared with the 95% efficacy of the shot from Pfizer/BioNTech, the other vaccine approved in Britain.Single-dose efficacy was pegged at 52.7%, Britain said on Wednesday, in

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Covishield launch moves closer as UK MHRA authorises AstraZeneca’s covid-19 jab

vaccine for immunising people 18 years or older. The authorisation recommends two full doses administered with an interval of between four and 12 weeks, the Anglo-Swedish firm said.The authorisation for the shots, developed under the codename AZD1222, paves the way for an emergency licensure by the Drug Controller General of India V.G.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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'North Korean hackers' target Brit Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca in major cyberattack

North Korean hackers have targeted coronavirus vaccine maker AstraZeneca with bogus WhatsApp messages, according to claims.

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AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine looks promising, 70% effective on average

There is more promise in the race for the COVID-19 vaccine. AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, has shown to be 70 per cent effective in trials — and potentially up to 90 per cent after tweaking doses.

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AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 'highly effective' prevention

LONDON - AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed that its COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University was up to 90% effective in preventing disease.The results are based on interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of a vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca.

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'Fantastic results': UK PM Boris Johnson on AstraZeneca's covid-19 vaccine news

Boris Johnson today hailed the "fantastic" news that AstraZeneca's covid-19 vaccine developed with the University of Oxford could be up to 90% effective, but said it still would require safety checks."Incredibly exciting news the Oxford vaccine has proved so effective in trials," Johnson said on Twitter. "There are still further safety checks ahead, but these are fantastic results."Incredibly exciting news the Oxford vaccine has proved so effective in trials.

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AstraZeneca’s covid antibody drug moves into advanced trials

AstraZeneca Plc started late-stage trials for an antibody medicine against Covid-19 after President Donald Trump credited a similar therapy with aiding his recovery. Eli Lilly & Co.

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Unlike AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik-V is based on a well-studied platform: RDIF CEO

New Delhi: Russia's sovereign wealth fund CEO on Saturday said he's 'delighted' that AstraZeneca has resumed trials of its Covid-19 vaccines but said the suspension of trials "clearly showed fallacy of their approach".AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after receiving the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday.The late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, developed with researchers from the University of Oxford, were suspended this week after an illness in a study subject in Britain, casting doubts on an early rollout."Delighted that AstraZeneca has resumed trials.

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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial after participant gets unexplained illness

Drug maker AstraZeneca, which is one of several companies developing a COVID-19 vaccine, paused its phase three trial on Tuesday after a participant came down with an unexplained illness.

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AstraZeneca pauses COVID vaccine trial as pandemic deaths near 900,000

Following media reports yesterday, AstraZeneca today confirmed it has voluntarily paused phase 3 trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University so that an independent committee can investigate an unexplained illness in a UK participant.

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Australia signs deal for AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.The Australian Government has signed an agreement with AstraZeneca for the supply of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford. This deal will provide the vaccine to every Australian for free, if found to be safe and effective in clinical trials, said the country’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

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Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo in talks with AstraZeneca for Covid-19 vaccine

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo has entered an agreement for discussions with AstraZeneca for the supply of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, being developed in alliance with the University of Oxford, in Japan. Daiichi Sankyo said that AstraZeneca has agreed for specific talks with the Japanese government regarding the introduction of the vaccine candidate in Japan.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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