AstraZeneca vaccine

A new study has confirmed that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine carries a small risk of rare blood clots with low platelets after the first dose. According to the study led and funded by AstraZeneca, the vaccine has no extra risk of…

Thailand is considering imposing limits on exports of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to fight its own crisis, an official said on Wednesday, a move likely to impact neighbours and stir concerns of vaccine protectionism.…

Thailand is considering regulating the amount of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to be exported, a senior health official said on Wednesday. The Director of the National Vaccine Institute, Nakorn Premsri, said the…

Over 70,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which Estonia intended to donate to other countries have spoiled due to issues with a refrigerator at the Estonian Health Department. The Estonian government decided to…

According to a study, the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine produces a strong immune response, but there was not yet evidence that such shots were needed, especially given shortages in some countries. The director of the Oxford Vaccine…

European Union advises against second jab AstraZeneca vaccine for people who have had blood clots with low blood platelets after receiving the first, the Europe’s medicines regulator said on Friday. The advice for healthcare…

Malawi destroyed nearly 17,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that had expired in mid-April on Wednesday. The health minister, Kumbize Kandodo said, at the Kamuzu Central Hospital in the capital Lilongwe, “The batch which had expired…

Indonesia said it's temporarily halting distribution of one batch of AstraZeneca vaccine to run tests for sterility and toxicity following reports of adverse effects after immunisations. Read Also: AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine…

Egypt has received a batch of more than 1.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX initiative. Read Also: Egypt set to purchase 20m doses of Sinopharm vaccine The health ministry said this on Thursday, noting that…

The Canadian province of Alberta recorded its first death of a patient from a rare blood clots after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Deena Hinshaw said in a statement on Tuesday, a…