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Clot mystery thickens: Opinion divided over AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out

Thailand, Bulgaria delay jab launch; WHO, France, Germany support shot

Denmark, Norway suspend use of Astra vaccine over blood clots concerns

The precautionary move follows signals of a possible serious side effect in the form of 'deadly blood clots'

Denmark, Norway suspend AstraZeneca Covid shots after blood clot reports

The move comes after one person in Denmark who was given the AstraZeneca shot formed a blood clot and died, the Danish Health Authority said

AstraZeneca Pharma gets DCGI nod for lung cancer treatment drug

AstraZeneca Pharma India on Wednesday said it has received marketing approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)for its product for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.

Speed up vaccination

Govt must consider tweaking the norms and pricing

India's massive Covid vaccine campaign boosted by PM Modi receiving shot

Almost 21 million shots have been administered in India so far, up from 5.4 million a month ago

Raw material shortage may affect scaling up of Covishield production

Last week, Adar Poonawalla had said on a World Bank panel that a US law blocking the export of key items like bags and filters will likely cause "serious bottlenecks" in vaccine production

Australia asks EU to review block of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

The EU executive backed Italy's decision to block a shipment of 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia, European officials said

Covid-19: Germany recommends AstraZeneca vaccine for people over 65 years

The Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) in Germany updated its reference and now recommended the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca for all age groups, including people older than 65 years

German panel approves AstraZeneca vaccine jab for people of age 65

Germany's independent vaccine committee has formally approved giving the AstraZeneca shot to people age 65 and over, the health minister said Thursday

PM Modi, ministers pick 'Made in India' Covid-19 vaccine over AstraZeneca

Many state officials and doctors have refused to take Covaxin before its effectiveness could be proved.

First batch of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine arrives in Taiwan

Taiwan has signed contracts securing 10 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, 5.05 million doses of the Moderna vaccine and 4.76 million doses of vaccines through COVAX

UK to receive 10 mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses from India's Serum Institute

SII, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is mass producing the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed with Oxford University, for dozens of poor and middle-income countries

6-week sprint got Canada's nod for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Health Canada's relatively fast approval was underpinned by SII and Verity's four years of working to bring a cancer treatment to Canada

COVAX vaccine programme to deliver 237 mn doses to 142 nations by end-May

The timeline for the delivery of doses, made by AstraZeneca and by India's Serum Institute, will be split into separate two-month schedules, COVAX said in a statement

Pfizer, Oxford vaccines reduce severe Covid-19 in elderly, study finds

Experts say the new analysis adds to growing evidence that the vaccines are working

AstraZeneca has sold its stake in Moderna for more than $1 billion: Report

The report added that it was not clear over what period British-based AstraZeneca sold its holding in Moderna

Top headlines: PM Modi receives Covid jab; ATF price raised by a steep 6.5%

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EU audits Serum's facility as AstraZeneca looks to boost supplies: Report

The EU and Britain are mainly supplied by local facilities, but production problems have cut deliveries by the British-Swedish drugmaker to the EU, forcing it to look elsewhere

Covid vaccination Phase-II: Check if you are eligible to get a shot

If you are above 45 years old and have one of co-morbidities listed by the govt, you could get a coronavirus vaccine in this phase-2 of vaccination drive. Here's the full list of health issues