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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Canada says AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from troubled Emergent lab 'safe'
Fox News Flash top headlines for April 26 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Canadian health authorities attempted to assuage concerns Sunday about the safety of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from a troubled Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, Md. The manufacturing facility, known as Bayview, saw 15 million doses […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
South Africa suspends vaccinations as worries grow over AstraZeneca shot
South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts due to meet Monday to discuss the vaccine already facing questions about its efficacy for over-65s. A trial showed the vaccine provides only “minimal” protection against mild to moderate COVID-19 caused […]
What Happened When I Signed Up for the AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial
I was standing outside the fence at my son’s one and only swimming meet—watching through the wrought-iron bars as the swimmers raced two at a time with an open lane between them—when I heard that University of Wisconsin Hospital was seeking volunteers to test the AstraZeneca Vaccine (AZD1222). It was a few days before school […]