Oxford/AstraZeneca
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine behind lower COVID deaths in UK, says expert
London: Britain’s early deployment of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to protect against COVID-19 may be responsible for the country’s lower death rates compared to other European countries, a UK vaccines expert has said.…
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Oxford/AstraZeneca trials booster jab to counter Beta variant of COVID-19
London: The University of Oxford in partnership with AstraZeneca said on Monday that it has begun vaccinations for a new phase in human trials to test a COVID-19 vaccine to combat the…
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Adar Poonawalla responds to Covishield’s exclusion from EU’s list
New Delhi: Vaccine major Serum Institute of India chief executive officer Adar Poonawalla on Monday said he has taken up the issues faced by Indians who have taken the Covishield jab traveling to…
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Halt in exports by SII leaves global vaccination drive stumbling
The Serum Institute of India, and with it India, has snagged the title of the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world. But as the second wave hit the country and left people…
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COVID-19: Wrong second vaccine dose given to 20 people in UP
Lucknow: Amidst the second wave of COVID-19 in India, 20 people in the Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh have been administered the wrong vaccine dosage. The incident took place during a vaccination…
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UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
Geneva: Moderna and vaccine promoter Gavi have announced a firm deal by which the pharmaceutical company will provide up to 500 million doses for the UN-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy…
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PM to meet COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers on Tuesday
New Delhi: With the government opening the COVID-19 vaccination drive to everyone above 18 years of age, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with vaccine manufacturers on Tuesday, sources said. During…
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S Korea to resume AstraZeneca jab for ages 30-60
Seoul: South Korea says it will resume administrating AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to all eligible people between the ages of 30 and 60. Last week, South Korea suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccines for…
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Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs effective against severe COVID: US survey
London: A large trial in the US and two South American countries of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has shown 79 per cent efficacy rate at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100 per cent effectiveness in…
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Denmark suspends AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over fear of blood clot
Denmark on Thursday announced that it will temporarily suspend the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab. The Danish Health Authority said it would…
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90 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far: Vardhan
New Delhi: Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said 90 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the country so far. He also said India is supplying COVID-19 vaccines to 23…
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UK temples, mosques help combat COVID-19 vaccine fake news
London: Temples and mosques are among the community organisations being rallied by the UK government to combat worrying instances of fake news around COVID-19 vaccines, including unsubstantiated WhatsApp messages, claiming the jabs contain…
