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Guideline to be issued before AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine re-use on those under 60 y.o.

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 03:46 PM

The Department of Health will issue a guideline before the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on people under 60 years old resumes, it said Monday. 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 »

J&J scientists refute claim that COVID-19 vaccine's design linked to clots

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 07:34 AM

CHICAGO - Scientists at Johnson & Johnson on Friday refuted an assertion in a major medical journal that the design of their COVID-19 vaccine, which is similar AstraZeneca's, may explain why both have been linked to very rare brain blood clots in some vaccine recipients. Read more »

AstraZeneca maaari nang gamitin ng mga 59 anyos pababa: FDA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 08:19 PM

Itutuloy na ang pagtuturok ng mga COVID-19 vaccine ng AstraZeneca sa mga edad 59 anyos pababa, ayon sa FDA.   Read more »

FDA OKs use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after check on clotting concerns

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 10:55 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) — The Philippines' drug regulator on Thursday recommended the resumption of use of Britain's AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for the country's inoculation program after looking into reports that it had caused very rare blood clots abroad.  Read more »

EXPLAINER: How worried should we be about blood clots linked to 2 COVID-19 vaccines?

John Miller and Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 08:08 PM

ZURICH - US regulators have recommended pausing the use of Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine as they investigate rare blood clotting in six women, including one who died. Read more »

Clot questions over AstraZeneca and J&J vaccine

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 09:14 AM

Here is what we know about the two vaccines, which are based on the same technology.  Read more »

US FDA to scrutinize vaccine design behind COVID shots linked to blood clots

Julie Steenhuysen and Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 06:51 AM

In Europe, health regulators said last week there was a possible link between the AstraZeneca Plc vaccine and 169 cases of a rare brain blood clot. Read more »

Australia reports second AstraZeneca blood clot case, vaccine rollout steady

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 03:20 PM

Australia said Tuesday a second person had been diagnosed with a blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca Plc vaccine but there had been no rise in inoculation cancellations as authorities try to steady a bungled immunization campaign. Read more »

Australia abandons COVID-19 vaccination targets after new advice on AstraZeneca shots

Paulina Duran, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 08:27 AM

SYDNEY - Australia has abandoned a goal to vaccinate nearly all of its 26 million population by the end of 2021 following advice that people under the age of 50 take Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine rather than AstraZeneca's shot. Read more »

AstraZeneca says it had positive meeting with EU over vaccine row

Francesca Landini, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 06:56 AM

AstraZeneca had a positive meeting with the European Commission last week, the Anglo-Swedish company said after an Italian newspaper said the group had not replied to an EU letter of complaint over COVID-19 vaccines within a 20-day deadline. Read more »

S.Korea to resume wider use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, exclude people under 30

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 03:29 PM

South Korean authorities said on Sunday they will move ahead with a coronavirus vaccination drive this week, after deciding to continue using AstraZeneca PLC's vaccine for all eligible people 30 years old or over. Read more »

No 'causal' link found yet between J&J vaccine and blood clots: US health authorities

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 07:19 AM

Top US health authorities said Friday they have not yet found a "causal" link between Johnson & Johnson's Covid shot and blood clots, as the EU drug regulator probed possible instances among those who have received the vaccine.   Read more »

PH vaccine drive di maaapektuhan ng AstraZeneca suspension: FDA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 09:07 PM

Di umano makakabagal sa vaccine drive ang suspensiyon sa pagtuturok ng AstraZeneca vaccines sa mga edad 59 pababa. Read more »

How worried should we be about links of blood clots to AstraZeneca's vaccine?

John Miller and Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 09 07:33 PM

Europe's drug regulator on Wednesday said it had found a possible link between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in adults who received the shot. Britain recommended people under 30 get an alternative COVID-19 vaccine if possible. Read more »

What is thrombocytopenia, the rare blood condition possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 04:00 PM

VIPIT appears to present 4-20 days after vaccination, and so far, the issue has been largely associated with women under the age of 65. Read more »

Philippines suspends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine use for those below 60 y.o.

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 08:31 PM

(UPDATE) The Philippines on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for those below 60 years old due to reports of rare blood clots in some individuals who received the product abroad. Read more »

AstraZeneca blood clot risk 'small' vs benefits: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 11:55 AM

The public is urged to get inoculated against COVID-19 with any available vaccine and get medical clearance if they are prone to blood clots, a public health advocate said Thursday. Read more »

AstraZeneca vaccine: What we know and don't know

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 08:07 AM

A European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommendation Wednesday that a dangerous type of blood clot should be listed as a "very rare side effect" of the AstraZeneca jab stopped just short of saying there is a causal link between the vaccine and the deadly condition. Read more »

EU regulator: AstraZeneca clot risk 'very rare' as nations battle virus surges

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 07:11 AM

The EU's medicines regulator said Wednesday the benefits continue to outweigh risks, as several countries battle fresh virus surges amid vaccine shortfalls. Read more »