EU regulators have ruled that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective after Europe rushed to ban the jab over sporadic reports of blood clots. And, John Barrowman, 54, received his second shot of the Covid-19 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, on Friday, and urged others to get the jab, insisting, there’s ‘nothing to be afraid of!’ The … Read more
Nearly 15 million more Americans could be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, getting back to work and seeing their families – but millions vials of AstraZeneca‘s vaccine are sitting unused in a manufacturing plant. That’s because the shot – which, along with its highly successful delayed dosing program – that has helped the UK speed ahead … Read more
France’s chaotic vaccine roll-out took a bizarre twist today as the country resumed using AstraZeneca jabs – but said only people aged 55 and over should get them. It marks a complete U-turn from France’s old position which was that the jab should be limited to those aged under 65 because there was not enough … Read more
Britain has almost stopped giving out the Pfizer Covid vaccine to new patients so it can save supplies for second doses, official data suggests. The NHS appears to now be rationing the jab, which was used to kick off the rollout in December, and only used it for one in 10 new patients in the … Read more
France’s chaotic vaccine roll-out took another bizarre twist today as regulators said people aged 55 and over should resume getting Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs but younger people should not. It marks a 180-degree reversal from France’s earlier position that it should only be younger people getting the shot, after Emmanuel Macron claimed wrongly that the jab was … Read more
Britain’s vaccine in shortage in April won’t hamper the UK’s inoculation drive – even though millions of over-40s may have to wait until May to get jabbed, one of the Government’s top scientific advisers insisted today. Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday admitted that a delayed shipment of 5million AstraZeneca jabs from India was a key … Read more
Europe’s rush to ban the AstraZeneca vaccine over sporadic reports of blood clots may have cost ‘thousands’ of lives, a British expert has said, as EU regulators gave their definitive verdict that the jab is safe and effective. A series of countries including Germany, France and Italy have already U-turned and said they will resume … Read more
Secret talks have been launched with India over vaccine export restrictions that threaten to slow the UK rollout of jabs, the Mail can reveal. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs that a ‘delay’ to a shipment of five million AstraZeneca jabs from India was a key factor in shortages that will slow the pace of the … Read more
Britain’s medical regulator today revealed that a handful people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab developed a rare type of blood clot in the brain. The MHRA said five out of 11million Britons given the injection went on to develop cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT). The cases were all men aged between 19 and 59 and … Read more
The flashy CEO of an Indian drug company due to supply the UK with AstraZeneca vaccines warned almost a month ago that deliveries would be cut short. Adar Poonawalla, a billionaire who owns a fleet of luxury cars including a batmobile, tweeted on February 21 that countries needed to be ‘patient’ as his firm – … Read more