Europe

France unsuccessful in promoting AstraZeneca vaccine

Editorial Bureau April 19, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – Opinion polls and data from government vaccination programmes across the European Union, indicate a widespread scepticism about the AstraZeneca vaccine among people because of cases of people who took the shot experiencing blood clots. In response to the blood-clotting

USA

US official Fauci says AstraZeneca shot is good if safety issues can be dealt with

Editorial Bureau April 13, 2021

LONDON (UK) – US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine had good efficacy, however, safety concerns needed to be worked around. It was added that it might not be required for Americans due to supplies of other shots. “I think that the AstraZeneca vaccine from a standpoint of efficacy is a good […]

World

COVID-19 study sees failure of AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga

Editorial Bureau April 12, 2021

Data from a late-stage study for testin if AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga could treat patients, who were diagnosed with COVID-19 and at risk of developing serious symptoms showed signs of failure, the drugmaker said on Monday. The Farxiga data did not attain statistical significance in bringing down any chances of the disease getting worsened and […]

Europe

Doubt on AstraZeneca shots may lead to mixing up COVID-19 shots

Editorial Bureau April 7, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – In an unprecedented move by the governments that are struggling to tame fresh rises in COVID-19 infections, several European countries are considering mixing up COVID-19 vaccines for citizens who received the first dose of AstraZeneca’s shot. A senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in an interview published on Tuesday

Europe

Germany restricts use of AstraZeneca COVID shots over health concerns

Editorial Bureau April 6, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) -Germany will from Wednesday restrict the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and above as well as high-priority groups after further reports of a rare brain blood disorder. “We have to be able trust the vaccines,” Chancellor Angela Merkel told journalists at a news conference on Tuesday. “And transparency is

UK

AstraZeneca says new analysis finds COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective, to seek US approval

Editorial Bureau March 25, 2021

LONDON (UK) – AstraZeneca’s said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective in a new analysis of its US trial, which was only slightly lower than the level in an earlier report this week. The report was criticised for having outdated data. Interim data published on Monday had put the vaccine’s efficacy rate at 79% but […]

Uncategorized

Britain reaches milestone as half of all adults receive first vaccine dose

Editorial Bureau March 20, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Half of all adults in Britain have now got at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, making it the world’s first major economy to hit that milestone. Health minister Matt Hancock said on Twitter the figure had been reached after a record 660,276 shots were administered on Friday. Israel is the leader in […]

World

AstraZeneca, US to supply 500,000 more doses of COVID-19 antibody cocktail

Editorial Bureau March 16, 2021

NEW YORK (US) – AstraZeneca will supply up to half a million extra doses of its antibody-based COVID-19 combination therapy run on an experimental basis to the United States, after suspension of its vaccine by governments over safety fears. The antibody therapy, which has yet to be approved by US regulators, is designed to treat […]

Asia

Safety concerns are over, Thailand to start administering AstraZeneca

Editorial Bureau March 15, 2021

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – After a brief delay due to concerns over its safety, Thailand will start administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with the prime minister and his cabinet due to be the first to receive it. The inoculations of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his ministers would take place on Tuesday. Thailand was the […]

World

Astrazeneca suspended in Ireland due to blood clotting issues

Editorial Bureau March 14, 2021

DUBLIN (IRELAND) – Citing reports from the Norwegian Medicines Agency regarding a cluster of serious blood clotting in some recipients, Ireland temporarily suspended AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” Three health workers in Norway who had recently received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were being treated in hospital