AstraZeneca

Nigeria, Other African Countries to Share 10m Doses of AstraZeneca, Pfizer Vaccines

Nigeria and other African Union (AU) member states will receive an additional 10 million doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19…

3 years ago

Lagos to Begin Administration of AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine August 30

The Lagos State Government says it will resume the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on…

3 years ago

Two Pfizer, AstraZeneca Doses Work Against Delta Variant: Study

Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as…

3 years ago

Pfizer, AstraZeneca Effective Against Virus Strain Found in India

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been found to be highly effective against the coronavirus variant that was first identified…

3 years ago

Malawi Set to Destroy Expired AstraZeneca Vaccines

Malawi says it will go ahead and destroy more than 16,000 doses of expired Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines despite the World Health Organization…

4 years ago

EU Agency Advises People to Get Second Dose Of AstraZeneca Despite Rare Risk of Blood Clots

 The European Medicines Agency has advised people who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to get the…

4 years ago

German Cities Suspend AstraZeneca Vaccine Use for Under-60s

Authorities in Berlin and Munich are again suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for residents under age 60 due…

4 years ago

EU Insists AstraZeneca ‘Honours Contract’ with Members Before Exporting Vaccines Elsewhere

The vaccine producer AstraZeneca must "catch up" on its promised deliveries to the EU before exporting doses elsewhere, the bloc's…

4 years ago

AstraZeneca May Have Used Outdated Info in Vaccine Trial, US Health Officials Say

Results from a US trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have used “outdated information,” US federal health officials have said.…

4 years ago

AstraZeneca Says US Trial Data Shows Vaccine 79% Effective

Advanced trial data from a US study on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shows it is 79% effective, in long-awaited research…

4 years ago

Netherlands Latest to Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine Over Clotting Concerns

The Netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over concerns about possible side…

4 years ago

Canada Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe After Norway and Denmark Suspend Use

Canada on Thursday said the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe after Denmark and Norway temporarily suspended its use amid reports…

4 years ago

Austria Suspends AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Batch after Death

Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of…

4 years ago

UNICEF Orders 4m Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccines for Nigeria

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has placed a purchase order for four million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines…

4 years ago

Oxford University to Test AstraZeneca Vaccine Response Among Children for First Time

The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety and immune response of the Covid-19 vaccine it…

4 years ago

African Countries Advised to Stick With AstraZeneca Vaccine

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has said most countries in the continent should still roll out the…

4 years ago

South Africa Ditches AstraZeneca Vaccines for Johnson & Johnson

Authorities in South Africa have outlined amended coronavirus immunisation plans, with the country turning its attention to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.…

4 years ago

WHO Expresses Concern About SA Vaccine Rollout Halt

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines. This is after…

4 years ago

EU to Tighten Covid Vaccine Exports Amid Row with AstraZeneca

The EU has warned it will tighten rules on exports of Covid vaccines, amid a row with AstraZeneca over a…

4 years ago

Brazil Approves, Rolls out AstraZeneca, Sinovac Vaccines

A nurse has received Brazil's first vaccine dose after health regulators gave emergency approval to two jabs. Regulator Anvisa gave…

4 years ago