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EU

Netherlands becomes latest country to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over concerns of possibly serious side effects

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

The Netherlands has halted use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for at least two weeks while an investigation into possibly serious side effects from the jab is undertaken by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). … Read More >Netherlands becomes latest country to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over concerns of possibly serious side effects

US health officials lobbied Brazil to REJECT Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine despite 250k pandemic deaths, report confirms

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

American diplomats actively persuaded the Brazilian government not to approve a Russian-made coronavirus vaccine, as part of a campaign to counter the country’s “malign influence,” Washington has revealed in a bombshell admission. … Read More >US health officials lobbied Brazil to REJECT Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine despite 250k pandemic deaths, report confirms

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European drugs regulator calls emergency vaccine summit after EU states press pause on AstraZeneca jab rollout

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is to hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to consider its next move after several EU nations suspended their rollouts of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. … Read More >European drugs regulator calls emergency vaccine summit after EU states press pause on AstraZeneca jab rollout

Russia

Despite months-long EU approval process, bloc members already lining up to produce Sputnik V, makers of Russian Covid-19 jab say

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

The team behind Russia’s pioneering coronavirus jab has claimed that EU members are already working to ensure they are first in line to manufacture dozes, even though a review by the bloc’s central regulator has not yet finished. … Read More >Despite months-long EU approval process, bloc members already lining up to produce Sputnik V, makers of Russian Covid-19 jab say

USA

US could reach ‘certain’ post-Covid ‘degree of normality’ by mid-summer, ‘no exact date’ for events like indoor weddings

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

White House health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has expressed confidence in President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccination plan, but says he can give no timeline for a return to normal. … Read More >US could reach ‘certain’ post-Covid ‘degree of normality’ by mid-summer, ‘no exact date’ for events like indoor weddings

EU

AstraZeneca warns of new shortfall in deliveries to EU as five nations seek summit on ‘unfair’ vaccine distribution

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

AstraZeneca has announced new shortfalls in its planned vaccine shipments to the EU. The latest setback comes as five of the bloc’s nations called for an emergency summit to address what they call “unfair” vaccine distribution. … Read More >AstraZeneca warns of new shortfall in deliveries to EU as five nations seek summit on ‘unfair’ vaccine distribution

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EU drug regulator to add severe allergy warnings for anaphylaxis to AstraZeneca Covid vaccine after 41 cases in UK

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

Severe allergy warnings for anaphylaxis should be listed as possible side effects of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday after a troubling week for the jab. … Read More >EU drug regulator to add severe allergy warnings for anaphylaxis to AstraZeneca Covid vaccine after 41 cases in UK

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The AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab is ‘extraordinarily favorable’, French vaccine tsar says, dismissing fatal side effect link

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

The head of the French vaccination campaign has said there are no recorded thrombotic incidents in France and urged people to get the AstraZeneca vaccine as some other countries suspend its use. … Read More >The AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab is ‘extraordinarily favorable’, French vaccine tsar says, dismissing fatal side effect link

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European Medicines Agency gives green light to Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Covid-19 jab

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The EU’s drug regulator has given its backing to the Covid-19 vaccine produced by American pharma giant Johnson & Johnson. The single-shot vaccine has also been approved by the EU, meaning it can now be rolled out in the bloc. … Read More >European Medicines Agency gives green light to Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Covid-19 jab

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‘No indication’ AstraZeneca Covid vaccine causes death, EU drug regulator says after Austria pauses rollout over safety fears

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

There is no evidence so far to link the death and illness of two people in Austria to their vaccination with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said after a preliminary review of the batch used. … Read More >‘No indication’ AstraZeneca Covid vaccine causes death, EU drug regulator says after Austria pauses rollout over safety fears