Tag: vaccines
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Venezuela’s Guaido allocates $30m for vaccines
Caracas, (20th March, 2021, 01:49 am) (AFP/APP):Opposition leader Juan Guaido will allocate $30 million in Venezuelan state funds that are frozen in the United States towards vaccinations in his country. Although he has had no formal role in Venezuela’s branches of power since last year’s legislative elections, Guaido is recognized as the country’s acting…
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Merkel says she would take AstraZeneca vaccine
Berlin, (19th March, 2021, 11:37 pm) (AFP/APP):Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that she was ready to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s coronavirus jab if offered when it is her turn to be inoculated. “Yes I would take the AstraZeneca vaccine,” she told journalists at a news conference, adding however she “would like to wait until it’s…
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WHO renews backing for AstraZeneca Covid jab
Geneva, (19th March, 2021, 11:16 pm) (AFP/APP):The World Health Organization gave strong backing to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab on Friday, urging countries to maintain the roll-out after reviewing reports of blood clots. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was “no question” over the benefits after the UN health agency’s vaccine safety experts found no…
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World Bank rolls out vaccine funds for impoverished Asian nations
Washington, March 18 (AFP/APP):The World Bank on Thursday announced financing for Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19. Afghanistan will receive $113 million — including $60 million from the International Development Association (IDA), part of the Washington-based development lender that helps the world’s poorest nations — to “deploy safe and effective Covid-19…
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US plans to send coronavirus vaccines to Mexico, Canada
Washington, March 18 (AFP/APP):The United States is preparing to send millions of doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to help neighboring Mexico and Canada, the White House said Thursday. President Joe Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, confirmed said that 2.5 million doses were being lined up for Mexico and 1.5 million for Canada. A total…
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UK denies vaccine shortfall will slow lockdown easing plan
London, March 18 (AFP/APP):Britain insisted Thursday that its plan to ease coronavirus lockdowns in the coming months remains on track, despite a vaccine supply shortfall from India which will hit the inoculation drive in April. The state-run National Health Service in England has warned in a letter to local vaccination centres that doses will be…
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Italy to restart AstraZeneca vaccinations Friday: PM
Rome, March 18 (AFP/APP):Italy will resume administering AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccines on Friday after the EU’s drugs regulator declared them safe, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said. Italy suspended the use of the jab on Monday, one of a number of European countries taking precautionary action following concerns it was linked to blood clots. “The administration of…
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UK’s Johnson says he will have AztraZeneca jab, dismisses safety fears
London, March 17 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he will take the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca after a number of European countries halted their rollout of the jab over safety fears. Johnson dismissed questions in parliament about why several countries had suspended use of the product developed by the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company…
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Spain suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine: minister
Madrid, March 15 (AFP/APP):Spain is suspending the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for at least a fortnight, the health minister said Monday, the latest European country to do so over blood clot fears. “We have decided to temporarily suspend (use of the AstraZeneca vaccine) as a precaution for at least the next two weeks,” Health…
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Countries should continue AstraZeneca rollout: WHO
Geneva, March 15 (AFP/APP):Countries should continue using AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after many governments halted rollouts because of blood clot fears. “We do not want people to panic and we would, for the time being, recommend that countries continue vaccinating with AstraZeneca,” WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told a…