The UK may pull out of plans to buy a million doses of AstraZeneca’s experimental Covid antibody drug, it was claimed today. Ministers announced an order for the doses from the British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant in November and said the final deal would depend on clinical trial results. But Britain is now considering a U-turn, two sources … Read more
‘People’s Vaccine’ protesters clash with police at AstraZeneca’s HQ in Cambridge after climbing on roof and unfurling banners accusing firm of profiting from pandemic ‘People’s vaccine’ protestors gathered outside AstraZeneca’s Cambridge HQ Demanding firm share Covid vaccine blueprints with World Health Organization Reports of two arrests as activists block the front doors and climbed on the … Read more
Britain’s vaccination drive was given another boost today as yet more real-world data revealed the jabs are saving thousands of lives. Public Health England analysis suggested one dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine cuts the risk of death by around 80 per cent. Two doses of Pfizer’s jab slashes the odds by around 97 per cent, academics … Read more
Britain’s vaccination drive was given another boost today as yet more real-world data revealed the jabs are saving thousands of lives. Public Health England analysis suggested one dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine cuts the risk of death by around 80 per cent. Two doses of Pfizer’s jab slashes the odds by around 97 per cent, academics … Read more
Britons under 40 will be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine due to its link to rare blood clots, health officials announced today. Advisers made the recommendation today after more adults suffered the potentially-fatal clotting disorder in the past week. The absolute risk of the clots is still small, affecting around one in 100,000 … Read more
Under-40s should now be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine: Health chiefs change guidance because of tiny risk of blood clots to younger adults By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:30 BST, 7 May 2021 | Updated: 11:38 BST, 7 May 2021 Britons under 40 will be offered an alternative to … Read more
Professor Anthony Harnden said officials were discussing making the change Officials may decide whether under-40s should also be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in a crunch meeting tomorrow. Professor Anthony Harnden, who sits on No10’s jab advisory panel, said dwindling Covid cases had left officials needing to review current recommendations. Britain’s medical chiefs … Read more
A mother has claimed her legs erupted into painful blood-filled blisters that ‘merged together’ after receiving AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. Sarah Beuckmann, from Glasgow, said she suffered flu-like symptoms after getting her first dose in mid-March — a very common side-effect. But the 34-year-old began to feel a tingling sensation in her legs just a week later … Read more
Professor Marie Scully, a haematologist at University College London, stumbled on the link when testing for unusual antibodies A British scientist has revealed how her instinct helped to uncover the link between AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine and a very rare blood clot. Haematologist Professor Marie Scully unknowingly stumbled upon the complication in early March, when a … Read more
Dr Anthony Fauci today claimed the US may never need to use AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine. America’s top infectious disease expert said his country has already bought enough alternative jabs to inoculate all 330million people in the US. He said this was not a ‘negative indictment’ of the Oxford University-developed jab, adding that it was ‘really quite good’. But … Read more