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UK to offer Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine alternative to under 30s

The UK's medicines regulator said that under-30s in the country will be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to evolving evidence linking it to rare blood clots

Britain recommends non-AstraZeneca vaccine alternative to under-30s

Meanwhile, the EU's drug regulator says it has found a possible link between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and a rare clotting disorder

Oxford halts dosing in trial of AstraZeneca vaccine in children, teenagers

Researchers at Oxford University have paused an ongoing pediatric clinical trial of the coronavirus vaccine it is developing with AstraZeneca

Link between AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots unclear: EMA official

There is a causal link between the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and very rare cases of blood clots, said a senior European Medicines Agency (EMA) expert

AstraZeneca has sent us legal notice for vaccine supply delay: Poonawalla

For the next one or two months, we will be prioritising supplies only to India based on the request of the government and also depending on the needs of our people, said Poonawalla

India could resume Covid-19 vaccine exports by June: Adar Poonawalla

The world's largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive said Tuesday

European Union agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link: Official

Top official at the European Medicines Agency said in an interview published Tuesday there is a causal link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots, but that it's still unclear

Nepal to administer China's coronavirus vaccines to citizens from April 7

Nepal will start its second phase of the Covid-19 inoculation drive from April 7 using a China-donated vaccine to fight against the deadly infection

US puts J&J in charge of plant that botched vaccine, removes AstraZeneca

US puts J&J in charge of plant that botched vaccine, removes AstraZeneca

Coronavirus: Seven blood clot deaths in UK after taking AstraZeneca jab

The MHRA previously said there had been 30 cases of rare blood clot events reported out of the 18.1 million AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine doses administered in Britain

Britain sees 25 new blood-clot cases linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

The country's drugs regulator said the benefits of the shot continue to outweigh the risks

Sri Lanka temporarily halts Covid jabs on delay in procurement from Serum

Sri Lanka has temporarily halted its Covid-19 vaccination programme as there was a delay in securing more AstraZeneca vaccines from the Serum Institute of India, a top health minister has said

India indefinitely puts on hold AstraZeneca's vaccine shipment to Canada

Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute to Canada have been put on hold for an indefinite period as India has temporarily stopped vaccine exports so as to cater to domestic needs

AstraZeneca delivered 29.8 million Covid vaccine doses to European Union

AstraZeneca has delivered 29.8 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to European Union (EU) member states in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, just "a few doses away" from the promised 30 million

Supply chain threats

Vaccine nationalism shows how the pandemic has stressed trade

DCGI extends shelf life of Covishield Covid-19 vaccine from 6 to 9 months

India's drug regulator DCGI has extended the shelf life of Covishield, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, from six to nine months from its manufacturing date

AstraZeneca shots halted in parts of Germany for under-60s over clot risk

Several health authorities in Germany said they are again suspending the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine for residents under age 60 amid fresh reports of unusual blood clots

Italy PM Mario Draghi receives AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine jab

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi received his first dose of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine -- the same product that his government had decided to temporarily halt the use of earlier this month

Canada halts AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for adults under 55 years

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has recommended that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age at this time

India extends shelf life of Serum's Covishield to 9 months: Report

The approval, given to a licensed version of the drug made by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and exported to dozens of countries, could help health authorities minimise vaccine wastage