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US to share 60M AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines globally

Dr. Siegel on new studies assessing social distancing requirements and lockdowns Dr. Marc Siegel, a Fox News medical contributor, says Florida and Texas are examples ‘of what works when you open things up’ and that ‘the Northeast is not doing well comparatively.’ The Biden administration will share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 […]

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AstraZeneca ceo says committed to supply COVAX, calls for open borders

FILE PHOTO: Pascal Soriot, chief executive officer of pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, attends an interview with Reuters in Shanghai, China November 4, 2019. Picture taken November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brenda GohGENEVA (Reuters) – The ceo of Astrazeneca Pascal Soriot said on Thursday that although the Anglo-Swedish company had hit “bumps on the road” it had been able […]

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Spain extends AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to over 65s

Spain’s health ministry announced Tuesday that it was extending the roll-out of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the over-65s, after recent scientific reassurances about its safety. The vaccine, restricted until now to the 55-to-65 age group, will now be made available to over-65s in priority groups such as health workers, police officers or teachers. “In […]

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India sticks to AstraZeneca vaccine ‘with full vigour’

India is not worried about some EU countries suspending use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and will continue to roll out the shot in its huge immunisation programme “with full vigour”, a senior official said Wednesday. The AstraZeneca shots, produced by India’s Serum Institute, account for most of the 35 million coronavirus vaccines administered in […]