AstraZeneca

Sweden is gradually phasing out the use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. As the health authority announced on Friday, 89 per cent of people over 65 the population group that has…

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will present its conclusions on a potential link between blood clots and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine later on Wednesday. The agency started investigating a potential link after reports of blood…

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnibe Mamora, says the Federal Government will appeal, rather than force anyone to take the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID -19. Mamora made the disclosure, on Friday, in Asaba, while…

Lagos-based journalist, Abisola Alawode, has encouraged Nigerians to take the COVID-19 vaccine, describing it as "the right thing to do". Alawode made the appeal on Friday in a Facebook post after taking his first dose of the AstraZeneca…

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in Geneva on Wednesday that some countries in the European Union (EU) temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure. In a statement, the WHO said…

The Netherlands says on Monday that it has joined the list of countries suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection. The vaccine will not be used…

The Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Enugu State, Mr. Isaac Onukwube has urged residents in the state to disregard death rumors surrounding COVID- 19 vaccine. Onukwube gave the advice on Friday in an interview with the News…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that since the country commenced its COVID-19 vaccination, no Nigerian has observed any adverse reaction, noting that all side effects reported by those who have taken…

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC),  says the Astrazeneca vaccine recently inaugurated and distributed to states to treat COVID-19 has no side effect.…

Denmark says it is temporarily suspending the use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. The suspension is to last 14 days, the Danish Health Ministry said. According to a ministry statement,…

The Presidency has dispelled fears that President Muhammadu Buhari suffered side effects after he received the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba…

Two South Korean citizens, who had multiple underlying diseases, died after receiving AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, media reported on Wednesday, citing officials. Both people were receiving treatment at long-term care…