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by Dave CLARK Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Commission will tighten its export guidelines on Wednesday to prevent what it sees as an unfair one-way flow of vaccines, according to a draft seen by AFP. Brussels has been infuriated that Britain has laid claim to vaccines produced at a plant in the Netherlands by AstraZeneca, while the UK-based firm falls short on deliveries promised to the EU. While negotiations with […]
by Paul RICARD and Jean-Philippe CHOGNOT Agence France Presse With several Covid-19 vaccines either being rolled out or under trial, here is a rundown of the various stages of their development. On the market: PFIZER/BIONTECH The mRNA vaccine developed by US pharma giant Pfizer and German start-up BioNTech is already approved for use in the European Union, the United States, Canada, Britain and several other nations. Clinical trials showed the vaccine — […]
400k more Sinovac doses to arrive tomorrow; almost 2M AstraZeneca doses to arrive until March 29 – Galvez (Eagle News) – Close to 409,000 health care workers have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, and more will be given shots as over 2.37 million vaccine doses from Sinovac and AstraZenece are scheduled to arrive before the month ends, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. “Tayo ay nakapagtala na 408,995 health care workers na […]
98 percent of vaccines delivered to PHL already distributed nationwide – Vergeire (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) has assured the public that there is no spoilage of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines as it reported a total of at least 336,656 vaccinated across the country. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that around 1.1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines already in the country have already been distributed. This is already 98 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is 80 percent effective at preventing the disease in the elderly and does not increase the risk of blood clots, the biotech firm said Monday, following its US phase III efficiency trials. It was 79 percent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in the overall population and 100 percent effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalization, it said. Several countries had advised against administering the jab to […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as “a huge success” after announcing half of the adult population had now received a jab. Health Secrtary Matt Hancock said the biggest vaccine drive in the country’s history, which began in early December, was “making massive strides” following a record number of inoculations Friday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among those to get a jab that day, receiving […]
https://youtu.be/dzOJ4s4HYR4 (Eagle News) – More than 30,400 Filipinos in Israel were given free COVID-19 vaccines, most of them caregivers, according to the Israel embassy. At least 30,000 were caregivers and around 400 were agriculture students, and the rest were staff of the Philuppine embassy in Israel. Even Filipinos with expired working permits were given the vaccine shots from Pfizer. “Israel is thankful for the Filipino caregivers for helping the elderly and the disabled Israeli […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The WHO’s expert vaccine advisers on Wednesday recommended Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 jab for use in countries where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating. The World Health Organization gave its seal of approval on Friday to the vaccine, which has the advantages of being a single-shot jab that can be stored at regular refrigeration rather than ultra-cold temperatures. After meeting on Monday, the WHO’s […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization said Wednesday its experts were still reviewing safety data on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine following concerns around blood clots but recommended that injection programmes continue. While millions of doses of the vaccine have been administered, small numbers of people have developed blood clots, prompting countries including the EU’s three largest nations — Germany, France and Italy — to suspend injections. “The WHO Global Advisory Committee on […]
Says this is “no reason to suspend vaccination” (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) reported that one of those who received the COVID-19 vaccine had died, but said that this “serious adverse event (was) not connected to the vaccine.” The death occurred on March 15. The individual “received the COVID-19 vaccine and subsequently tested positive for COVID 19,” noted a DOH statement on Tuesday, March 17. The DOH, however, did not identify […]
by Taylor Thompson-Fuller in Sydney and Holly Robertson in Brisbane Agence France Presse PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Papua New Guinea’s health minister on Wednesday told AFP the country’s record wave of coronavirus infections will “spike” further in coming weeks, calling on drug-maker AstraZeneca to urgently deliver one million vaccine doses to staunch the looming crisis. Jelta Wong warned his under-resourced nation was already “running at full throttle” to prevent a wave of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than a dozen countries including France, Italy and Germany have suspended AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shots because of fears over blood clots and other possible side effects. While the company insists there is no risk, World Health Organization experts are convening on Tuesday to review the vaccine’s safety and the European Medicines Agency will hold a special meeting on Thursday. Here is a recap: – Nordic countries sound alarm – Denmark […]
