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AstraZeneca, Oxford aim to produce Omicron-targeted vaccine

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 22 11:19 AM

AstraZeneca Plc said on Tuesday it is working with Oxford University to produce a vaccine for the Omicron coronavirus variant, joining other vaccine-makers who are looking to develop the variant-specific vaccine. Read more »

WHO: AstraZeneca jab risk-benefit ‘still largely positive’

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 05:05 AM

GENEVA - The risk-benefit balance for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is "still largely positive", the World Health Organization said Tuesday after fresh claims about links to blood clots. Read more »

How well does AstraZeneca vaccine work? Expert reviews current evidence

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 04:28 AM

When the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was first authorized by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, it was hailed as a milestone in turning the tide on the coronavirus. Read more »

Germany to recommend AstraZeneca jab for over-65s: Merkel

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 04 08:51 AM

BERLIN - Germany will soon authorize the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine against Covid-19 for people over the age of 65, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday. Read more »

WHO approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 05:44 AM

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world.   Read more »

Valenzuela targets COVID-19 vaccination of 320,000 people in one quarter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 09:06 AM

Valenzuela City is aiming to immunize 320,000 people or two-thirds of its adult population against the novel coronavirus in one quarter, its mayor said Wednesday. Read more »

German vaccine institute praises efficacy of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine

Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 01:49 PM

The head of Germany's vaccine regulator on Thursday described the success rate of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine as excellent, after some Australian scientists voiced skepticism about its efficacy. Read more »

PH about to secure 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by next week, says official

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 04:50 PM

 The Philippines is about to clinch around 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by next week with one manufacturer delivering by February, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez said on Monday.   Read more »

FDA set to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 05:49 PM

Because of the EUA powers given to the FDA, through an executive order signed by President Rodrigo Duterte late last year, the usual approval process that lasts 6 months can be reduced to about 21 days. Read more »

AstraZeneca applies for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 04:29 PM

AstraZeneca is the second COVID-19 vaccine developer to apply for EUA in the Philippines, next to Pfizer.   Read more »

FDA aims to decide on Pfizer vaccine emergency use by Jan. 14, AstraZeneca to apply soon

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 06:51 PM

(UPDATE3) The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines on Wednesday said it might release its decision on the emergency use authorization (EUA) of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by January 14. Read more »

Mexico approves AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 11:45 AM

Mexico on Monday authorized the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford for emergency use in the country, which has one of the world's highest COVID-19 death tolls. Read more »

'Pivotal moment' as Britain set to roll out AstraZeneca vaccine

William James, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 04 09:42 AM

Britain will become the first country to roll out the low cost and easily transportable AstraZeneca and Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, another step forward in the global response to the pandemic. Read more »

How does AstraZeneca's vaccine compare with Pfizer-BioNTech?

John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 03:20 AM

ZURICH - Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford University's home-grown UK COVID-19 vaccine, adding an easy-to-manage shot to the arsenal of a nation desperate for pandemic relief. Read more »

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be rolled out in UK from Monday - official

Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 06:53 PM

Hundreds of thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine are ready to be rolled out in Britain from Monday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said after the shot was approved by regulators. Read more »

Britain first to approve AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 30 07:03 PM

Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus.   Read more »

FDA: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine no need for trials in PH if tests abroad include Asians

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 11:16 PM

MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it shouldn’t be a problem that AstraZeneca is no longer holding COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in the Philippines as long as its tests abroad involve Asians.   Read more »

DOH awaits AstraZeneca to apply for vaccine emergency use after trial request withdrawal

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 02:24 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it is waiting for vaccine developer AstraZeneca to apply for emergency use distribution in the Philippines after it withdrew its application for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.   Read more »

2 COVID-19 vaccines pass pre-evaluation, sent to FDA for clinical trial application— DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 01:40 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health's vaccine experts panel (VEP) and ethics review board have approved clinical trial applications of two COVID-19 vaccines, clearing the way for final evaluation by the Food and Drug Administration, a health official said yesterday.   Read more »

AstraZeneca, Oxford first to publish final-stage vaccine trial results

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 07:34 AM

Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Tuesday became the first COVID-19 vaccine makers to publish final-stage clinical trial data in a scientific journal, clearing a key hurdle in the global race to produce safe and effective drugs for the coronavirus. Read more »