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AstraZeneca hits snag in COVID-19 drug development

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 08:36 PM

COVID-19 vaccine-maker AstraZeneca on Tuesday revealed it had hit a setback in trials of a treatment for the coronavirus. Read more »

Thailand denies blocking exports of AstraZeneca vaccines

Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 05:00 PM

The Philippines said this month it was expecting delays of AstraZeneca’s Thai-made vaccines due to production delays. Malaysia also said it was expecting delays. Read more »

AstraZeneca shots should be halted for over-60s - EMA official

Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 10:05 PM

Countries should avoid giving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to people over 60, an EU official said amid worries over rare blood clotting.   Read more »

Another rare blood condition seen as side effect of AstraZeneca shot: EU regulator

Pushkala Aripaka and Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 03:38 AM

Europe's drug regulator on Friday identified another rare blood condition as a potential side effect of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and said it was looking into cases of heart inflammation after inoculation with all coronavirus shots.   Read more »

AstraZeneca says working with Southeast Asian nations on vaccine deliveries

Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 04:28 PM

AstraZeneca says it is working closely with Southeast Asia governments to ensure its COVID-19 vaccine is supplied "as quickly as possible," after reported delays in deliveries of orders from a Thai plant owned by the country's powerful king. Read more »

DOH to study shortened interval for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine doses

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 08:17 PM

Following the United Kingdom’s move to shorten the interval between 1st and 2nd doses of Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday it is also studying similar measures. Read more »

2 COVID shots effective against India variant - English health body

Reuters
Posted at May 23 09:50 AM

A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India as it is against Britain's dominant strain, English health officials said on Saturday.   Read more »

Study shows AstraZeneca vaccine works well as third booster - report

Reuters
Posted at May 19 01:21 PM

The COVID-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University works well as a third booster dose, stepping up antibodies to the coronavirus spike protein among participants in a study, the Financial Times said  Read more »

UK confident vaccines protect against Indian variant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 06:43 AM

Britain is confident that existing vaccines will provide protection from a more transmissible Indian coronavirus variant now spreading across the country, Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday.   Read more »

Atake sa puso, hindi bakuna, ang itinuturong dahilan ng pagkamatay ng senior citizen sa CDO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 08:43 PM

Ayon din sa autopsy report, walang nakitang blood clotting sa kanyang mga organs at hindi vaccine-related ang kanyang pagkamatay.  Read more »

Some AstraZeneca vaccines to expire soon; DOH says no vaccine will go to waste

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 10:30 PM

Philippine health authorities give their assurance that none of the country's AstraZeneca vaccines will go to waste, even as the doses are nearing their expirations dates. Read more »

PH can't use new batch of AstraZeneca jabs outside top 3 COVAX priority sectors- official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 02:03 PM

MANILA - The Philippines may not distribute recently delivered AstraZeneca vaccines to private sector frontliners who are outside the priority list of the COVAX facility, the platform through which the fresh batch of 2 million jabs were donated, a health official said Wednesday.  Read more »

NCR to get 500K doses of newly delivered AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: DOH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 01:34 PM

A quarter of the additional 2 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine delivered to the country over the weekend will be distributed in Metro Manila, the epicenter of the pandemic in the Philippines, a health official said Monday. Read more »

Denmark, Norway study finds slightly raised blood clot rates after Astra COVID shot

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at May 06 07:30 AM

A study in Denmark and Norway has found slightly increased rates of vein blood clots among people who have had a first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, including clots in the brain, compared with expected rates in the general population.  Read more »

AstraZeneca makes $275 million in sales from COVID-19 vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 03:35 PM

British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca reported on Friday $275 million (227 million euros) in sales from its Covid vaccine in the first three months of the year.   Read more »

One dose of COVID vaccine cuts household spread by up to 50 pct: UK study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 09:21 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom - One dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines reduces the chances of someone infected with coronavirus from spreading it to other household members by up to 50 percent, according to a English study published Wednesday.  Read more »

How worried should we be about blood clots linked to AstraZeneca, J&J vaccines?

John Miller and Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 01:03 AM

Vaccine and immunology experts said clotting risks for both shots remain extremely low and the vaccines are highly effective in preventing COVID-19 death and severe disease. Read more »

Canada's Ontario to expand use of AstraZeneca COVID jab as epidemic rages

Allison Martell, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 19 07:31 AM

The Canadian province of Ontario will begin offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday to people turning 40 or older this year, according to a government source. Read more »

Canada has second case of rare blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccine

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 09:59 AM

Canada on Saturday reported a second case of rare blood clots with low platelets after immunization with AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in a week, while it said it still recommended the use of the shot.   Read more »

Vaccine giant tweets Biden to end US raw materials 'embargo'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 18 09:10 AM

The head of the world's largest vaccine maker directly tweeted US President Joe Biden on Friday urging him to lift an export ban on raw materials desperately needed to make more coronavirus shots.   Read more »