AstraZeneca

South Sudan is stuck with more than 126,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines due to low turn up as only 6,403 people have received COVID-19 doses since April when the vaccination started. COVID-19 Incident Manager in the Ministry of Health,…

Brazilian states has stopped the vaccination of pregnant women after a death in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. According to state Health Secretary, Alexandre Chieppe said, a pregnant woman in Rio de Janeiro died after receiving the…

Malaysia will begin a parallel COVID-19 inoculation programme this week for people who chose to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, after it was removed from an ongoing rollout due to public fears over its safety, a minister said on Monday.…

Congo's health authorities are reallocating around 75% of 1.7 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to other African countries to make sure they're used before they expire. A UNICEF representative said Congo received the doses from…

The European Commission has started legal action against British-Swedish company AstraZeneca due to breaches of its COVID-19 vaccine supply contract. The commission spokesperson, Stefan De Keersmaecker said the company has not been in a…

The Canadian province of Ontario will the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday to people turning 40 or older this year as epidemic rages. According to a government source, the change will be announced on Monday and go into…

Denmark is completely stopping the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of blood clots cases among those who had received the vaccine. Soren Brostrom, Denmark Danish Health Administration, said at a press conference in…

Eze Samuel Ohiri, former chairman of Imo Council of Traditional Rulers, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians not to entertain fears about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. Ohiri, a medical laboratory graduate and also chairman of…

Hong Kong has put delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on hold amid fears of severe side effects and concerns over its efficacy against new variants of the coronavirus. Read Also: Hong Kong to resume Covid-19 vaccinations with…

Philippine health authorities on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people under 60 years of age. Food and Drug Administration chief, Rolando Enrique Domingo said in a statement that the suspension came…