AstraZeneca
44,000 persons receive first jab of AstraZeneca vaccine in Plateau
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Nimkong Ndam, says that 44,000 persons have so far received the first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the state. Ndam, who disclosed
AstraZeneca denies breaching EU vaccine contract
British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca denies having breached its contract to supply the European Union with 300 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine. “AstraZeneca has fully complied with the Advance Purchase
EU Commission takes AstraZeneca to court for vaccine contract breach
The European Commission has started legal action against British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca due to breaches of its COVID-19 vaccine supply contract. The EU executive branch began the process on Friday because
AstraZeneca Vaccine: 31-year-old woman in critical condition in Nasarawa
***begs for financial assistance By David Odama – Lafia A 31-year-old woman, Goselle Manya, is now lying critically ill in a hospital after receiving the Astrazeneca vaccine for the prevention
Malawi Set to Destroy Expired AstraZeneca Vaccines
Malawi says it will go ahead and destroy more than 16,000 doses of expired Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines despite the World Health Organization (WHO) advising against it. In early March, Malawi received 360,000
EU Agency Advises People to Get Second Dose Of AstraZeneca Despite Rare Risk of Blood Clots
The European Medicines Agency has advised people who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to get the second one despite the rare risk of blood clots that
AstraZeneca: 8,439 Nigerians experience mild, adverse effects after vaccination ― FG
*No death, blood clot recorded so far, it clarifies *As WHO says it’s engaging G7, G20 to tackle vaccine equity By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The federal government has said
Denmark completely stops using AstraZeneca vaccine
Denmark is completely halting the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, Danish Health Administration head Soren Brostrom has said. The vaccination campaign will continue without the shot from the British-Swedish company,
India probes domestic cases of blood clots linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
By Sola Ogundipe A government panel of experts in India is investigating for any domestic cases of blood clotting, even mild ones, as a side effect of the two COVID-19
AstraZeneca vaccine blood clot risk ‘very rare’ — EU regulator
The EU’s medicines regulator said Wednesday that blood clots should be listed as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca jab but the benefits continue to outweigh risks, as several
