COVID-19: FG destroys over 1m doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The federal government has destroyed about 1,066,214 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated to the country to combat COVID-19. The destruction carried out on Wednesday in Abuja, according to the government, followed the expiration of the vaccines given to the country by foreign donors. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA […]
AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all adults
AstraZeneca reported Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection among adults of all ages in a long-anticipated U.S. study, a finding that could help rebuild public confidence in the shot around the world and move it a step closer to clearance in the U.S. In the study of 30,000 people, the vaccine was 79% […]
AstraZeneca says vaccine 80% effective for elderly, no blood clot risk
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is 80 per cent effective at preventing the disease in the elderly and does not increase the risk of blood clots, the biotech firm said Monday, following its US phase III efficiency trials. It was 79 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in the overall population and 100 per cent effective […]
South Africa sells its AstraZeneca vaccine doses to AU
South Africa has sold a million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for distribution in 14 fellow African nations, the health minister announced Sunday. South Africa last month suspended its vaccination programme, which had started with AstraZeneca jabs, after doubts were raised over that vaccine’s efficacy against a local variant of Covid-19. Pretoria instead announced […]
Poll shows plunge in Europeans’ trust in AstraZeneca jab
Trust in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in many European countries has plunged following controversy around the jab in recent weeks, according to a new survey unveiled Monday by British pollsters YouGov. A majority of people in the biggest European Union member states, including Germany, France, Spain and Italy, now see the inoculation as unsafe, the recent […]
Denmark reports two cases of serious illness, including one death, after AstraZeneca shot
Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. The two, both hospital staff members, had received the AstraZeneca vaccine less than 14 days before getting ill, the authority that runs public hospitals in Copenhagen said. The Danish […]
UK PM receives first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday received a first dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, at the London hospital where he fought for his life almost a year ago, assuring the public the jab is safe. “I literally did not feel a thing. It was very good, very quick,” the 56-year-old leader told reporters at […]
Italian PM says he will have AstraZeneca vaccine
Prime Minister Mario Draghi sought Friday to reassure Italians over the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which was suspended this week before being declared safe, saying he would have it himself. “I have not yet made a booking, but my age group is among those who are allowed to have the vaccine and yes, I will have […]
COVID-19: AstraZeneca safe,no indicated link to blood clots,says EU medical regulator
ABUJA- European Medical Agency,EMA,has assured on the safety of Astrazeneca vaccine, saying it has no indicated link to blood clots.
WHO experts renew backing for AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
The World Health Organization’s vaccine safety experts gave renewed backing to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab on Friday, having reviewed reports of blood clotting after immunisation. The WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety said the AstraZeneca jab “continues to have a positive benefit-risk profile, with tremendous potential to prevent infections and reduce deaths across the world.” […]
France recommends AstraZeneca jab for over-55s only
France’s health regulator recommended Friday that only people aged 55 and over should be given AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine due to reports of blood clots, while giving the green light to resume its use after a brief suspension. It said the recommendation was based on the fact that the reported blood clots, which prompted the vaccine’s […]
