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AstraZeneca: 3rd jab 'significantly' boosts Omicron antibodies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 06:03 PM

AstraZeneca said that a third, or "booster", dose of its COVID-19 vaccine "significantly" lifted antibody levels against Omicron in a study. Read more »

AstraZeneca's antibody therapy prevents COVID-19, study shows

Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 20 09:10 PM

AstraZeneca's new antibody therapy reduced the risk of people developing COVID-19 symptoms by 77% in a late-stage trial. Read more »

AstraZeneca hails trial results for COVID-19 treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 07:25 PM

AstraZeneca on Friday announced positive results from a trial of a treatment for Covid-19 symptoms. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta: study

Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Aug 19 07:41 AM

A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months. Read more »

AstraZeneca scours supply chain for more vaccine doses for Thailand, SE Asia

Reuters
Posted at Jul 24 06:05 PM

AstraZeneca scours supply chain for more vaccine doses for Thailand, SE Asia Read more »

2 dose ng Pfizer o AstraZeneca vaccine, mabisang proteksiyon laban sa Delta variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 07:39 PM

Nagbabala rin ang WHO na posibleng maging dominant strain na sa mundo ang Delta variant ng COVID-19.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Alokasyon ng unang batch ng Janssen vaccines ng bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 08:01 PM

Dumating na sa Pilipinas ang kauna-unahang batch ng Janssen COVID-19 vaccine na gawa ng Johnson and Johnson.  Read more »

Philippines receives 2 million more doses of AstraZeneca jabs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 12:02 AM

The Philippines receives two million more doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine raising its stockpile to over 20 million. Most of the country's jabs are still from Sinovac which was recently excluded from Singapore's vaccination tally. Read more »

Cebu Pacific transported over 2 million COVID-19 vaccines nationwide: company

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 03:36 PM

 Cebu Pacific has transported over 2 million COVID-19 vaccines across 20 key provinces in the country since March 2021, it said Thursday. Read more »

Thailand scraps plan for 16-week dose gap on AstraZeneca vaccine

Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 09:51 PM

BANGKOK - Thailand has abandoned its plan for a 16-week gap between doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and will opt for a shorter interval of 10 to 12 weeks instead, a senior health official said on Friday. Read more »

AstraZeneca, Nipro sign COVID-19 vaccine deal for supply in Japan

Reuters
Posted at May 26 06:26 PM

AstraZeneca Plc and Nipro Corp signed an agreement to supply the British-Swedish company's COVID-19 vaccine in Japan, Nipro said on Wednesday. Read more »

2 AstraZeneca shots could be 85-90% effective, UK data suggests

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at May 21 02:28 AM

LONDON - Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may be around 85% to 90% effective against symptomatic disease, Public Health England (PHE) said on Thursday, while cautioning that it did not yet have enough data to be conclusive.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:25 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

A hug after a COVID-19 jab

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 05:56 PM

A woman hugs her mother after the latter received her first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 at the Ramon Magsaysay High School in España, Manila on Thursday. Read more »

DOH pacifies public worries over COVID-19 vaccines expiring in June, July

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 06:15 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said the public should not worry about being inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines which are set to expire next month. Read more »

Malaysia makes AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine optional amid safety fears

Rozanna Latiff and Joseph Sipalan, Reuters
Posted at May 04 06:33 AM

Reports of possible links to very rare blood clots have dented confidence in the shot in Malaysia and elsewhere.   Read more »

Private sector ready to provide over 500,000 Filipinos 2nd doses of AstraZeneca shots

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 11:48 PM

MANILA - The country's private sector is prepared to provide government a portion of its COVID-19 vaccine orders if jabs from the COVAX facility won't arrive on time for the second inoculation of Filipinos who received their first shots. Read more »

Philippines asking US, Israel for unused AstraZeneca vaccines: Galvez

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 03:04 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)- Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Wednesday Philippine officials, including himself, are asking other countries, particularly the US and Israel, for access to unused or leftover COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

US to share up to 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses globally

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 27 04:27 AM

WASHINGTON—The United States will start to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc's coronavirus vaccine with other countries as soon as the next few weeks, the White House said on Monday. Read more »

EU sues AstraZeneca over delayed deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 26 10:33 PM

BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Monday it had launched legal action against AstraZeneca for not respecting its contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and for not having a "reliable" plan to ensure timely deliveries. Read more »