By Michael Shields, Ludwig Burger ZURICH (Reuters) – Austrian authorities suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and the illness …
Read More »Exclusive: Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca is effective against Brazil variant, source says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian …
Read More »Exclusive: Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca is effective against Brazil variant, source says
FILE PHOTO; Vials labeled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and a syringe are seen in front of the AstraZeneca logo shown in this illustration taken on February 9, 2021. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / …
Read More »A woman dies of a brain hemorrhage in Japan days after the vaccine, but the link is uncertain
FILE PHOTO: A staff member removes a vial containing water from a pharmaceutical refrigerator during a mock inoculation exercise, as Japan prepares for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, at a university …
Read More »US COVID-19 Blood Plasma Trial Stopped After No Benefits Found
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker takes test tubes with blood and plasma samples after a separation process in a centrifuge during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination study at the Research Centers of …
Read More »Novavax COVID-19 Injection May Be Authorized For Use In US Starting May -CEO
March 1 (Reuters) – Novavax Inc chief executive said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine could be licensed for use in the United States in May if US regulators authorize it based on …
Read More »Prince Philip of the United Kingdom, 99, moves to hospital for heart tests
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s 99-year-old husband, was transferred to a different hospital in central London on Monday to be tested for a pre-existing heart condition and treated for …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Worth 1,032 Shots Wasted In Japan Due To Freezer Malfunction
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus disease vaccine (COVID-19) as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at the Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan, on …
Read More »UK Finds Vaccines 80% Effective In Preventing Hospitalizations In Those Over 80 Years Old
LONDON (Reuters) – The Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines are more than 80% effective in preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations in people over the age of 80 after a dose of either injection, Public Health …
Read More »AstraZeneca has sold its stake in Moderna for more than a billion dollars: The Times
FILE PHOTO: The AstraZeneca logo is displayed outside the AstraZeneca office building in Brussels as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, Belgium, January 28, 2021. REUTERS / Johanna Geron (Reuters) …
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