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AstraZeneca plc is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with its headquarters at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge, England. It has a portfolio of products for major diseases in areas including oncology, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, respiratory, and inflammation. It has been involved in developing the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
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Protection from COVID-19 jabs wanes within six months, study suggestsCOVID-19 protection from two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines begins to wane within six months, new research suggests.Sky News - Published | |
AstraZeneca's CEO is the highest paid executive in Britain AstraZeneca's CEO was the highest paid executive in Britain in 2020, earning £15.45 million for his part in delivering a coronavirus vaccine that has been administered tens of millions of times..Sky News - Published | |
New medical guidance will help identify and treat rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca jabUK scientists have identified markers associated with rare blood clots linked with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine - and have issued guidance to doctors to help treat it effectively and..Sky News - Published | |
UK to give Kenya more than 800,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccineThe UK will give Kenya 817,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the government has announced.Sky News - Published | |
Lancet: Pfizer, AstraZeneca antibody levels start waning after six weeksIndiaTimes - Published | |
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France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccineIndiaTimes - Published | ‘Sputnik, AstraZeneca mix & match results by end of July’IndiaTimes - Published |
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No need for booster AZ jab at the moment - despite evidence it restores peak immunity There is no evidence a third Oxford/AstraZeneca jab is needed at the moment - despite new research suggesting it restores peak immunity, says one of the vaccine's developers.Sky News - Published | Italian PM receives Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine as 2nd dose after AstraZenecaIndiaTimes - Published |
Vietnam to receive 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine weekly from JulyIndiaTimes - Published | AstraZeneca top expert backs India on widening Covishield dose gapIndiaTimes - Published |
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US to ease Covid vaccine input supply: Kamala Harris to PM ModiUS Vice-President Kamala Harris on Thursday spoke to PM Narendra Modi to brief him about the Biden administration’s new vaccine policy that will clear supply chains for AstraZeneca and Novavax..IndiaTimes - Published | Boris Johnson receives second dose of AstraZeneca COVID vaccineBoris Johnson has had his second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.Sky News - Published |
UK government negotiating with AstraZeneca to secure South African variant vaccine The UK government has begun negotiations with AstraZeneca to secure a "variant vaccine" that can tackle the South African variant, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.Sky News - Published | US redirects vaccine manufacturing supplies allowing India to make additional 20 million Covid vaccine dosesThe US government on Friday redirected orders of critical vaccine manufacturing supplies, which will allow India to make over 20 million additional doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines.IndiaTimes - Published |
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Biggest AstraZeneca jab maker unlikely to resume exports 'for at least three months' The world's biggest maker of the AstraZeneca vaccine is unlikely to resume major exports until at least October as it prioritises doses for India's coronavirus crisis.Sky News - Published | 26 cases of blood clotting, bleeding due to AstraZeneca vaccine in India: GovtIndiaTimes - Published |
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Sweden plans to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to IndiaSweden plans to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to India via the UN-backed COVAX, an initiative devised to give countries access to coronavirus vaccines regardless of their wealth.IndiaTimes - Published | Serum Institute plans to start Covid vaccine production outside India: ReportThe Serum Institute of India, which manufactures the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, is planning to start vaccine production in other countries as it struggles to meet supply commitments, its chief..IndiaTimes - Published |
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US to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine with the world The US will share up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the world, the White House has said.Sky News - Published | EU Commission sues AstraZeneca over vaccine contract The European Commission has launched legal action against AstraZeneca for not respecting a contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines.Sky News - Published |
