AstraZeneca – Page 14 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

EU officials say AstraZeneca CANCELLED meeting on vaccine supplies, pharma giant denies claim as simmering row boils over

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Relations between the EU and AstraZeneca were dealt another blow on Wednesday as the union and the pharmaceutical company offered opposing stances on whether the firm had canceled a meeting to discuss Covid-19 vaccine supplies. … Read More >EU officials say AstraZeneca CANCELLED meeting on vaccine supplies, pharma giant denies claim as simmering row boils over

EU

AstraZeneca rejects ‘completely incorrect’ claim that Covid vaccine is less than 10 percent effective among elderly

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By Editor

AstraZeneca has denied claims circulating in German media that its Covid-19 vaccine has low efficacy among people 65 and over. The sensational reports have emerged as the EU mulls approval for the drug. … Read More >AstraZeneca rejects ‘completely incorrect’ claim that Covid vaccine is less than 10 percent effective among elderly

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EU Commission, member states ‘deeply dissatisfied’ with AstraZeneca after revelation of delayed vaccine delivery

Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021By Editor

AstraZeneca has warned the EU’s executive that there will be delays to its delivery of Covid-19 vaccines in the first three months of the year, prompting the bloc’s health commissioner to express “deep dissatisfaction.” … Read More >EU Commission, member states ‘deeply dissatisfied’ with AstraZeneca after revelation of delayed vaccine delivery

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France only has enough Covid jabs to vaccinate 2.4 million people by end of February, says Health Minister

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

The French Health Minister has given a further damning assessment of the nation’s inoculation program against Covid-19, noting that, at best, only four million people will be offered a vaccine before the end of February. … Read More >France only has enough Covid jabs to vaccinate 2.4 million people by end of February, says Health Minister

World

Australian scientists urge pause on deployment of AstraZeneca vaccine over efficacy concerns, suggest Pfizer or Moderna instead

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021By Editor

Scientists in Australia have called for a halt to the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, claiming recent data has cast doubt on the inoculation’s ability to create herd immunity. … Read More >Australian scientists urge pause on deployment of AstraZeneca vaccine over efficacy concerns, suggest Pfizer or Moderna instead

EU

‘Sooner than expected & DIFFERENT vaccine’: Dutch PM explains Netherlands caught off guard by Pfizer jab approval amid criticism

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Dutch premier Mark Rutte has admitted his government wasn’t ready to work with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine “so soon” and was preparing for an entirely “different” jab as he comes under fire over a delayed vaccination campaign. … Read More >‘Sooner than expected & DIFFERENT vaccine’: Dutch PM explains Netherlands caught off guard by Pfizer jab approval amid criticism

India approves AstraZeneca vaccine as company still working on jab’s efficacy of at least 62% after disappointing trial results

Posted on January 3, 2021January 3, 2021By Editor

India has approved AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab for emergency use, despite trials showing its efficacy to be 62 percent with two full shots. AstraZeneca claims to have discovered a new “winning formula,” but hasn’t revealed it yet. … Read More >India approves AstraZeneca vaccine as company still working on jab’s efficacy of at least 62% after disappointing trial results

Argentina 2nd to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, as EU expected to soon follow suit

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021By Editor

The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca was approved by Argentina on Wednesday, the second nation to greenlight the jab after the UK. … Read More >Argentina 2nd to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, as EU expected to soon follow suit

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European approval of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine unlikely until February, as UK gears up for rollout

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020By Editor

The European Medicines Authority has said it is unlikely to approve the vaccine developed by UK company AstraZeneca in January, as the firm is yet to file an application with the regulatory body. … Read More >European approval of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine unlikely until February, as UK gears up for rollout

Russia

Deal with AstraZeneca shames ‘unethical’ attackers of Sputnik V & should inspire cooperation – funder of Russian vaccine tells RT

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

The head of Russia’s Sovereign wealth fund has told RT that Moscow sees Covid-19 as a threat surpassing political differences, and rivalry, and wants more international cooperation to be harnessed to defeat the pandemic. … Read More >Deal with AstraZeneca shames ‘unethical’ attackers of Sputnik V & should inspire cooperation – funder of Russian vaccine tells RT