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EU regulator says AstraZeneca vaccine benefits outweigh risks despite 'pos
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 8 (ANI): The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday acknowledged a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca vaccine and "very rare cases of blood clots" but said the benefits of the vaccine, however, continue to outweigh the risks.
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List blood clots as 'very rare side effect' of AstraZeneca vaccine, advise
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 7 (ANI): Experts at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday said that the blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as very rare side effects of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.
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UK regulator recommends other vaccines than AstraZeneca for under 30s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government's joint committee on vaccination recommended on Wednesday that people under 30 be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca amid concerns that the anti-coronavirus vaccine may cause rare blood clots in younger people.
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Spain's Castile, Leon suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], April 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Spain's autonomous community Castile and Leon has suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 pending a final decision by the European regulator, the regional health service said on Wednesday.
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Oxford halts dosing in trial of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine in children, tee
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Oxford [UK], April 7, (ANI): Researchers at Oxford University have paused an ongoing pediatric clinical trial of the coronavirus vaccine it is developing with AstraZeneca.
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EU official directs blame of slow vaccine rollout on AstraZeneca supply
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 5 (ANI): The European Union would have vaccinated as much of its population as the United Kingdom has if AstraZeneca had fulfilled its contract to the bloc, the head of the EU executive's vaccine task force has said.
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US govt moves AstraZeneca out of vaccine plant that suffered contamination
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 4 (ANI): The federal government has moved to stop any further risk of contamination at a Baltimore contract vaccine manufacturer where 15 million potential doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were spoiled last month.
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30 cases of blood clots in UK after AstraZeneca vaccine jab against COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 2 (ANI): The United Kingdom has reported 30 cases of blood clots after the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus.
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India puts on hold AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Canada to focus on dome
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], April 2 (ANI)): Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute to Canada have been put on hold for an indefinite period as India has temporarily stopped vaccine exports so as to cater to domestic needs.
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EU leaders squabble over vaccine supplies, AstraZeneca shortfalls
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 26 (ANI): European Union leaders on Thursday met at a virtual summit designed to push AstraZeneca to speed up its deliveries of tens of millions of Covid-19 vaccines bound for the bloc.
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Canada adds blood clot disclaimer for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Canadian health regulators on Thursday issued a disclaimer regarding blood clots that may potentially form in individuals who vaccinate with the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
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AstraZeneca revises vaccine efficacy to 76 per cent after dispute over US
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cambridge [UK], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): UK-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Thursday reasserted effectiveness of its vaccine after recalculating data from the disputed US study, albeit revising its efficacy in preventing symptomatic coronavirus cases down by three percentage points to 76 per
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