Tag: astrazeneca

Vaccine-poor Germans shunning AstraZeneca jab

  by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Doctors and public health officials pleaded with Germans Thursday to take up AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus after muddled communication about the efficacy of the British-made jabs hit demand. Despite a raging debate about a sluggish EU rollout of vaccines, German healthcare facilities have reported several hundred thousand AstraZeneca vials sitting unused and rampant no-shows at scheduled appointments. Officials in Italy, Austria and Bulgaria […]

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WHO gives global green light for AstraZeneca Covid shot

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, meaning distribution can start to poorer countries starved of doses to fight the pandemic. The AstraZeneca-Oxford jab forms the bulk of batches being lined up through Covax, the global program aimed at procuring and shipping out vaccines equitably around the world, regardless of wealth. It is only the second Covid-19 jab to have received […]

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WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating, WHO experts said Wednesday, soothing fears about the jab. The World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) issued interim recommendations for when and how to use the two-shot vaccine, which has yet to receive WHO emergency use authorization. The announcement came after the […]

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South Africa suspends vaccinations as worries grow over AstraZeneca shot

by AFP Bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts due to meet Monday to discuss the vaccine already facing questions about its efficacy for over-65s. A trial showed the vaccine provides only “minimal” protection against mild to moderate Covid-19 caused by the variant first detected in South Africa, a setback to the global […]

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

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine fails to prevent mild and moderate cases of the South African coronavirus strain, according to research reported in the Financial Times. But in its study, due to be published Monday, the pharma group said it could still have an effect on severe disease — although there is not yet enough data to make a definitive judgement. None of the 2,000 participants in the trial developed serious […]

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116,000 health workers in NCR register for first COVID-19 vaccine doses

https://youtu.be/VZR52whAyeE (Eagle News) – Some 116,000 health care workers in Metro Manila have so far registered for the country’s Phase 1 masterlisting of those who will be among the first to receive vaccines against COVID-19. This is just the initial list. More will be added as the registration is still ongoing, said Dr. Nikka Hao of the COVID-19 surveillance and quick action unit. “We are in the process of master listing for group a1 or […]

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AstraZeneca vaccine effective against UK variant: Oxford University

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s Oxford University said on Friday its researchers behind the joint AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine had found it to be effective against the UK virus variant now dominant across the country. The university, which developed the jab with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, said an ongoing assessment of its effectiveness showed that it has “similar efficacy” to other coronavirus strains. “Data from our trials… in the United Kingdom indicate that the […]

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9.2 million vaccine doses secured from COVAX facility expected to arrive in PHL by April

(Eagle News) — Over nine million COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX facility are expected to arrive in the Philippines by April this year. The Department of Health said in a statement the 9.2 million vaccine doses are part of the 44 million vaccine doses allocated under the facility that aims to ensure all countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines. World Health Organization  Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe said in the statement “the […]

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Oxford to run trial alternating Covid-19 vaccines

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Oxford University announced on Thursday it will launch a medical trial alternating doses of Covid-19 vaccines created by different manufacturers, the first study of its kind. The trial will show whether different Covid doses — those created by the Astrazeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech pharmaceutical companies — can be used interchangeably to allow greater flexibility in pressured vaccine delivery schedules. The British government’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Jonathan Van-Tam, said the […]

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PHL not affected by EU export curbs on vaccines; AstraZeneca doses sourced from Thailand, India

Galvez says PHL mass vaccine program won’t be delayed (Eagle News) — The Philippines will not be affected by the recent decision of the European Union to restrict exports of the AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured inside EU, since the vaccine supplies secured by the country’s negotiators would be coming from Asia, particularly from India and Thailand. This was assured by Philippine vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez himself. He said that there will be no delays in […]

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Vaccine storm engulfs EU chief von der Leyen

  by Anne-Laure MONDESERT / Dave CLARK Agence France Presse EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces the deepest political crisis of her mandate so far, under intense fire over delayed vaccine deliveries and the bungled roll-out of export controls. No-one expects the storm to drive her from office — she still has powerful backing in Paris and Berlin — but the attacks underline concerns about Brussels’ coronavirus strategy. In Brussels, Dublin and London criticism […]

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PHL to get 3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this February – Galvez

Majority of vaccines this month coming from Pfizer, AstraZeneca   (Eagle News) — Philippine vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez said that there will be three million vaccine doses against COVID-19 which will be coming in this February. In his report to President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Feb. 1, Galvez said that these 3 million vaccine doses will be among the first batches of the expected 148 million vaccine doses targeted for this year by the […]

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