EU health ministers fail to agree common guidance on AstraZeneca shot
Brussels, BelgiumReuters European Union health ministers failed on Wednesday to agree a common guidance on the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, despite calls for coordination across member states to combat public hesitancy over taking the shot. Ministers held an extraordinary virtual meeting just after the European Medicines Agency changed its guidance on the vaccine […]
Health experts pore over AstraZeneca safety data as Europe reels from vaccine suspensions
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters Global health experts came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to clear up questions over the safety of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot, as Sweden and Latvia joined countries suspending their use in a further blow to Europe’s vaccination rollout. The European Medicines Agency said it was investigating reports of 30 cases of unusual blood […]
COVID-19 vaccine roll-out expected in less than three months in UK – The Times
Bengaluru, IndiaReuters A mass roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be finished in as little as three months, the Times reported, citing government scientists. Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope regulators approve it before the beginning of 2021, the newspaper said. A full COVID-19 immunization programme, which would exclude children, could be […]