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People in France, Germany, and the UK are turning down the AstraZeneca vaccine because they want the Pfizer one instead, reports say
Officials in Europe have described public resistance to the AstraZeneca vaccine. In the UK, some ar…
Marianne Guenot
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The Netherlands becomes the 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, pending an investigation into blood clots
The Netherlands will stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 for at least two weeks. There is no evidence…
Grace Dean
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Sweden joins Germany, France, and 15 other countries in suspending AstraZeneca's vaccine over possible side effects
The AstraZeneca vaccine has been suspended by Sweden, France, Germany, and 15 others, pending an in…
Grace Dean,Dr. Catherine Schu…
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AstraZeneca is acquiring Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a $39 billion pharmaceutical deal
AstraZeneca on Saturday announced it was acquiring Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a $39 billion deal, a…
Kevin Shalvey
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The world is relying on a UK drugmaker with limited experience in crafting vaccines to help fight the pandemic, and AstraZeneca's stumbles are delaying its response
The US bought 300 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine for $1.2 billion, despite the fact the fir…
Allana Akhtar
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AstraZeneca revises down its vaccine efficacy in a huge US trial, to 76% from 79%, following concerns from Fauci and other experts that the results were outdated
AstraZeneca said Thursday in updated results that its COVID-19 vaccine was still 100% effective at …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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AstraZeneca jumps 4% after CEO says its COVID-19 vaccine could reach 95% efficacy
AstraZeneca's vaccine could lead to a ramp-up of vaccinations, given that, unlike the other mRNA va…
Matthew Fox
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A mix-and-match vaccine study suggests one shot of AstraZeneca followed by one shot of Pfizer is effective
Antibody levels were 40 times higher for people who got Pfizer's vaccine two weeks after AstraZenec…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Blocked by the EU's export ban, Japan got its first AstraZeneca vaccines from the US instead
AstraZeneca's Tomoo Tanaka told the Asahi Shimbun on Thursday that the company wanted to get the va…
Marianne Guenot
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Thailand follows Denmark in suspending AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, pending an investigation into possible side effects
Thailand is the first Asian country to pause use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, following similar anno…
Grace Dean
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AstraZeneca may have used outdated data in its US vaccine trial results, giving an 'incomplete view' of how well the shot worked, officials said
The NIAID said AstraZeneca should urgently ensure the most accurate, up-to-date vaccine efficacy da…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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AstraZeneca falls after independent data monitor questions potential use of 'outdated' data for vaccine trial
AstraZeneca shares fell Tuesday after a US safety panel raised questions about data from the drug m…
Carla Mozée
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AstraZeneca's promise to make no profit from its COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic could expire before July 2021, newly uncovered documents show
In a manufacturer agreement, AstraZeneca defined the pandemic as ending July 1, 2021 — but the drug…
Kate Duffy
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AstraZeneca will work with the makers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to test a combined shot. This could make people more immune, and for a longer period of time, it said.
Combining the Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine with a shot made in Russia could provide better protec…
Grace Dean
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'It wasn't completely accurate': Fauci criticizes AstraZeneca's COVID-shot disclosure, calling it an 'unforced error'
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was "sort of stunned" by AstraZeneca's announcement. The pharma company s…
Andrew Dunn
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The future of AstraZeneca's vaccine rollout hinges on 2 crucial decisions, after a month of suspensions and dose shortages
A European regulator's ruling on side effects could lift AstraZeneca vaccine suspensions in 18 coun…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Denmark, Norway, and Iceland have suspended AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine over concerns about blood clots
EU regulators said it wasn't yet clear whether several cases of blood clots were directly linked to…
Grace Dean
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Fauci says the US may send unused AstraZeneca shots to India to help with its growing COVID-19 crisis
The US has millions of unused AstraZeneca vaccines in storage, awaiting FDA approval. India has a l…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot will come too late for the US
Dr. Anthony Fauci said it's "still up in the air" if the US would actually use AstraZeneca's vaccin…
Andrew Dunn
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Canada suspends the AstraZeneca vaccine in under-55s while officials investigate reports of rare blood clots
Canada said the move was a "precaution," and that it still recommended AstraZeneca's vaccine for th…