Tag: AstraZeneca COVID-19
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WHO certifies Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine safe to use
The Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 is safe to use, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared in Geneva on Wednesday. It therefore recommended its continuous use to tame the pandemic. “WHO considers that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh its risks and recommends that vaccinations continue”, the global health regulator said. WHO spoke as some countries…
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8 EU countries suspend AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots over blood clot worries
Eight European countries have stopped using Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution to blood clot incidents in some countries. The European countries are Denmark, Norway, Italy, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Luxembourg. However, the EU medicines regulator says there is no indication that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is linked to an increased risk of blood…
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JUST IN: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted emergency use authorization to the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. Director general of the agency, Prof Moji Adeyeye, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. Prof Adeyeye said the agency has been preparing for the COVID-19…
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JUST IN: BUA procures 1m doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria
BUA Group has paid for one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria through the AFREXIM Vaccine programme in partnership with CACOVID. The doses, expected to be delivered by next week, will be the first to Nigeria since the COVID-19 vaccines became available. According to BUA, in a statement by O’tega Ogra, Group Head,…