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After Pfizer, AstraZeneca plans to test COVID-19 vaccine combinations with Russia’s Sputnik V developers
AstraZeneca, which is currently developing a COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University, has announced…
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AstraZeneca vaccine deemed 'excellent' by the WHO -- no reason to stop doses
"AstraZeneca is an excellent vaccine, as are the other vaccines that are being used," Margaret H…
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AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 drug cuts the risk of severe disease in half. It's the first antibody cocktail shown to both prevent and treat the disease in late-stage trials.
AstraZeneca has already requested FDA authorization for its injection, AZD7442, to prevent COVID-19…
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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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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Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after reports of serious blood clotting post-jab
Ireland is the latest EU country to suspend its AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over reports of blood c…
Cheryl Teh
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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efficacy in a huge US trial, to 76% from 79%, following concerns from Fauci and other experts that the results were outdated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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European Medicines Agency recommends the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in the EU, as tensions grow over potential shortages
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is the third vaccine to be appr…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine human trials to continue in India, says SII
The testing of Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and University of Oxford has been pu…
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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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Canada halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for adults under 55 years as probes into serious blood clot cases continue
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has recommended that the AstraZeneca Co…
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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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Denmark bans AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after rare blood-clot concerns
Denmark said it planned to use COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech instead.
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 COVID-19 shot was 79% effective in a trial involving 32,000 people, paving the way for authorization in the US despite troubles in Europe
AstraZeneca tested the shot in 88 study locations in the US, Peru, and Chile in more than 32,000 pe…
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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A 28-year-old volunteer in AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine trial has died, but a report says he was in the control group and given a placebo
Brazil's O Globo newspaper reported that the man was not given a dose of the company's trial vaccin…
Bill Bostock
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COVID-19 itself could cause blood clots much more often than vaccines, data shows, as regulators wrestle with pausing rollouts
This data should be used to guide countries which have decided to limit the use of some COVID-19 va…
Marianne Guenot
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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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When will AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine be available in the US?
It's unlikely AstraZeneca's vaccine will be authorized in the US before April. Nearly 30,000 people…