Tag Archive: AstraZeneca
E.U. Fails in Court Ruling to Secure 120 Million Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine – But Bloc Still Claims Victory
The E.U. has failed in a legal attempt to secure 120 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine – yet it still claims victory on the basis that the ruling demonstrates the drugmaker's failure to meet its commitments.
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Those Who Have Had AstraZeneca Vaccine – or No Vaccine at All – Banned From Upcoming Bruce Springsteen Show
People who have had the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, or no vaccine at all, are to be barred from upcoming Bruce Springsteen concerts in New York.
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AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Recommended Only for Australians Aged 60 and Over
Australia's health regulator has recommended that the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is only given to people aged over 60 following new reports of blood clotting, almost half of which occurred in people over the age of 60.
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PHE Quietly Revises Down Effectiveness of AstraZeneca Vaccine
In its third weekly vaccine surveillance report, PHE revises down its estimate of AZ efficacy to a lower bound of 65%. Are Government scientists becoming worried about the fitness of their "workhorse" vaccine?
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Scottish Government Covid Adviser U-Turns on Efficacy of AstraZeneca Vaccine against Variants
Prof Devi Sridhar, who advises the Scottish Government on Covid, has U-turned on the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine against variants (she now believes it works), and says "we must move away from harsh lockdowns".
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15 Brits Have Suffered from Blood Clotting Disorders after Their Second AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine
15 cases of blood clotting have be found in Brits recently given their second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine up until May 12th, according to the U.K.'s medicines regulator.
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New PHE Study Says AstraZeneca Vaccine is Just 66% Effective. What Happened to “90% in the Over-65s”?
On Thursday, PHE releases a study showing the AZ vaccine is 90% effective in the over-65s. On Saturday, they release a study showing just it is 66% effective across all ages. Why is no one asking questions about this?
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PHE Study Showing Vaccines “90% Effective” is Plagued With Problems – and the Post-Vaccination Infection Spike is There Again
New data from PHE suggests the vaccines are 90% effective in preventing symptomatic infection in the over 65s. But the study has numerous problems. It also shows the post-vaccine infection spike again.
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Does the AstraZeneca Vaccine Give 97% Protection Against the Indian Variant? This Science-by-Press-Release Tells Us Nothing
A new study from India claims that the AstraZeneca vaccine offers 97% protection against Covid infection. But it's just a press release, there's no control group, and the figures don't make sense.
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Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines to Be Offered to Under-40s From Thursday
The vaccine rollout is set to extend to those below the age of 40 from Thursday, with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines being offered as alternatives to that made by AstraZeneca "where possible".
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