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UK under 30s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot risks

Four people in a million risk blood clots after getting the jab

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2021-04-07T08:21:54Z

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A vaccine developed by Moderna is the third jab to be rolled out in the UK, being given for the first time on 7 April

AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘safe and effective’, EU regulator concludes

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-18T16:23:15Z

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Elderly residents arrive to receive a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at the Woluwe-Saint-Pierre vaccination centre in Brussels, which is primarily administering the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab. The AstraZeneca vaccine has been declared as “safe and effective” by the European Medicine’s safety committee

Here’s what could happen if the EU bans AstraZeneca today, according to Goldman Sachs

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-18T11:47:46Z

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The European Medicines Agency will issue its decision on the vaccine’s safety later on 18 March, after several countries temporarily suspended use of the drug

EU’s Von der Leyen fires warning at UK over vaccine exports during bloc’s launch of Covid passports

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-17T13:06:59Z

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Ursula von der Leyen said AstraZeneca’s failure to deliver its promised doses to the EU has 'painfully reduced the speed of the vaccination campaign'

Boris Johnson finally called up for his AstraZeneca Covid shot

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-17T12:48:44Z

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's statement comes after safety concerns have swirled around the AstraZeneca shot in recent weeks

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‘No indication’ AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots, says EU medicines regulator

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-16T13:56:38Z

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The European Medicines Agency review has concluded that there’s no evidence so far that the AstraZeneca vaccine has caused increased incidents of blood clotting

Explainer: Why Germany, France and now Italy are refusing to use AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-15T15:55:26Z

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Nurse Susann Rettberg handles a syringe of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Saxony during the coronavirus pandemic on March 15, 2021 in Dippoldiswalde, Germany.

AstraZeneca defends vaccine after Netherlands and Republic of Ireland join countries quitting jab

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-15T08:08:17Z

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Dental hygienist and Covid vaccinator, Petra Moinar, prepares syringes with the AstraZeneca vaccine before it is administered at Battersea Arts Centre

AstraZeneca plans to roll out variant-resistant vaccine this autumn

2021-02-11T12:34:21Z

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Scientists start UK study for mix-and-match regime for Covid jabs

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2021-02-04T07:11:30Z

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A member of the military vaccinates a man at the COVID-19 mass vaccination centre at Pentwyn Leisure Centre in Cardiff, Wales

A vaccination centre in Newbridge, Wales

Decline in Covid spread evident for the first time, study of Oxford vaccine shows

The news means vaccinating people could also result in indirectly protecting others from getting the disease too

Doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. Two London NHS trusts are among the six to start delivering the vaccine this week, as well as trusts in Sussex, Oxford and Lancashire and Warwickshire

Lockdown looms to combat virus as first Oxford-AstraZeneca shots given

An immediate national lockdown would ‘help maximise the effectiveness of the vaccines coming down the track’, scientists said

The UK government is rolling out the first doses as of 30 December, to the most vulnerable in its high-risk priority groups including care home residents and staff, people over 80 and health and care workers, then to the rest of the population in order of age and risk, including those who are clinically extremely vulnerable

Here’s what’s next for UK vaccine schedule after green light for Oxford-AstraZeneca shot

Here's what the government is planning, when roll out will begin and who can get the shot first

Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, with the first doses rolled out today, the UK government said in a joint statement with the firm. The announcement comes as Covid-19 cases surge past the first peak of infections seen during the first wave of the pandemic in April.

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine gets UK approval for immediate rollout as new variant takes hold

Individuals that are vaccinated will receive their second dose within 12 weeks of the first

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