AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine more effective with longer dose gap

The study confirmed the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker’s findings from earlier this month that showed the vaccine… Read More

AstraZeneca vaccine faces resistance in Europe after ‘side-effects’

Health authorities in some European countries are facing resistance to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after side-effects Read More

WHO approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine for… Read More

AstraZeneca vaccine could get WHO emergency approval by mid-February: WHO

AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine is in the final stages of review for a World Health Organization… Read More

South Africa halts AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollout

South Africa halted Monday’s planned rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccinations after data showed it gave… Read More

AstraZeneca Covid jab ‘less effective against SAfrican strain’: study

The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine fails to prevent mild and moderate cases of the South African coronavirus… Read More

Oxford kept COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers in dark about dosing error

As Reuters reported on Dec. 24, participants were given about a half dose due to… Read More

Italy’s medicines agency approves AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine

Italy’s medicines regulator AIFA said on Saturday it had approved the use of the COVID-19… Read More

COVID: Pakistan to likely get 17 million AstraZeneca vaccines by mid ’21, Umar says

Federal minister Asad Umar said deliveries of these vaccines will begin in February with about… Read More

Oxford scientists expect some vaccine data on UK mutant virus by next week

British Scientists said UK variant behind surge in COVID-19 infections in the country may be… Read More

Pakistan permits use of British COVID-19 vaccine: sources

After the approval of the British vaccine from the relevant authority, AZD1222 can be imported… Read More

German vaccine institute praises efficacy of Astra-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

The head of Germany’s vaccine regulator on Thursday described the success rate of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19… Read More

‘Pivotal moment’ as Britain set to roll out cheaper, easily transportable vaccine

Six hospitals in England will administer the first of around 530,000 doses Britain has ready Read More

India gives final urgent-use approval to AstraZeneca, local COVID vaccines

The British-developed AstraZeneca/Oxford shot is being made locally by the Serum Institute of India, while… Read More

AstraZeneca expects to supply 2m doses of COVID-19 vaccine every week in UK

Hoping that rapid action will help it stem a record surge of infections driven by… Read More

Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

The approval is a vindication for a shot seen as essential for mass immunisations in… Read More

Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

'The government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency… Read More

How a British COVID-19 vaccine went from pole position to troubled start

Vaccines are the world’s best hope of ending a pandemic that has claimed more than… Read More

AstraZeneca says its vaccine should be effective against new coronavirus variant

Drugmakers are scrambling to test their COVID-19 vaccines against the new fast-spreading variant of the… Read More

UK’s AstraZeneca says buying US biotech firm Alexion for $39 billion

British pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca, which is finalising a vaccine against Covid-19, said Saturday it was… Read More