Tag: AstraZeneca vaccine
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WHO experts to meet on AstraZeneca shot as virus cases surge
WHO safety experts prepared to meet Tuesday over the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine whose rollout has been halted in several European countries
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Bumps in the road for AstraZeneca vaccine
Paris, March 12 (AFP/APP):Hailed as a cheap, easy to store not-for-profit vaccine, the AstraZeneca shot has suffered its fair share of hiccups. In the latest, blood clots suffered by some of those vaccinated prompted a number of countries to suspend use of the jab. – ‘Accidentally’ great – The British laboratory made headlines in November…
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France sees ‘no need’ to suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine
Paris, March 11 (AFP/APP):The French government will continue to use a Covid vaccine made by AstraZeneca, the country’s health minister said on Thursday, after a number of European countries halted jabs with the vaccine as a precaution because of concerns over blood clots. After Denmark, Iceland and Norway suspended AstraZeneca vaccinations and Italy halted a…
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UK rejects EU claims of vaccine blocking
London, March 10 (AFP/APP):Britain on Wednesday emphatically rejected EU claims it had slapped a ban on Covid vaccine exports, in the latest spat over supply since Brexit took full effect. European Council chief Charles Michel had claimed London had imposed an “outright ban on the export vaccines or vaccine components produced on their territory”. But…
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Sweden approves AstraZeneca vaccine for people over 65
Stockholm, March 4 (AFP/APP):Swedish health authorities on Thursday recommended AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for people over the age of 65, following in the footsteps of several other European countries that reversed decisions on the jab. Sweden had up until now recommended use of the vaccine for people under the age of 65 on grounds the Anglo-Swedish…
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Ukraine minister gets jab to boost flagging rollout
Kiev, March 1 (AFP/APP):Ukraine’s Health Minister Maksym Stepanov received a coronavirus jab on Monday, as he tries to encourage more Ukrainians to get vaccinated and boost a faltering rollout. The ex-Soviet nation of 40 million people launched its vaccination campaign last week but authorities have already come under fire for a slow rollout. Receiving his…
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France, Germany struggle to sell AstraZeneca vaccine safety
Paris, March 1 (AFP/APP):Already facing a daunting Covid vaccination challenge, French and German authorities are fighting to convince more people that a jab from the pharma giant AstraZeneca is just as effective as others. Stocks of the vaccines from the British-Swedish firm are going unused in both countries, depriving officials of a crucial tool to…
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Bulgaria scraps vaccine priority lists after low take-up
Sofia, Feb 25 (AFP/APP):Bulgarians of all ages, some as young as 20, joined long queues at hospitals this weekend after low uptake on priority lists led the government to open up vaccinations to everyone. Fewer than a third of those designated as first in line for Covid-19 jabs have chosen to take up the offer…
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South Africa considers reduced AstraZeneca rollout
Johannesburg, Feb 8 (AFP/APP):South African health experts have suggested vaccinating several thousand people with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to assess whether it protects against severe cases of a virus variant that emerged in the country. Authorities delayed the start of a much-anticipated vaccination campaign — expected to begin this week with a first batch of one…