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Why is approval of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine ‘good news for everyone’? UK Minister’s Response

After British regulators approved AstraZeneca’s vaccine to provide immunity against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Wednesday, British Health Minister Matt Hancock said the approval was “good news for everyone.” Speaking to Sky News, Hancock highlighted the advantages of the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford, over other Covid-19 …

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AstraZeneca Vaccine Provides ‘100% Protection’ Against Covid-19, Says CEO

The Covid-19 vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has produced a “winning formula” of efficacy, the company’s chief executive said Sunday. The vaccine, which is currently being evaluated by Britain’s independent drug regulator, provides “100% protection” against severe Covid disease that requires hospitalization, Pascal …

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteer dies, says Brazil

Brazil has the second deadliest outbreak of coronavirus. (Figurative) Brazilian health authority Anvisa said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford died, claiming it had received data from an investigation into the matter. The regulator said …

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Oxford vaccine trials resume in UK, halted over volunteer illness

Oxford COVID vaccine trials stopped after volunteer fell ill (Representational) London: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Saturday that it had resumed a trial of the Covid-19 vaccine after getting the go-ahead from British regulators, following a hiatus caused by a UK volunteer who fell ill. “Clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford …

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Suspend new recruitment for the Covid vaccine

Corononavirus: More than 45 lakh people in India have been affected by the pandemic so far. New Delhi: The new recruitment for the University of Oxford’s Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials of the Covishield vaccine being manufactured in India by the Serum Institute of India, along with leading drugmaker …

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British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca pauses trial of coronavirus vaccine after unexpected illness in volunteer

COVID vaccine trial stopped after volunteer developed unexplained illness (Representational) London: Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Tuesday that it had “voluntarily stopped” a randomized clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in what it called routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness. The company, which is developing the drug in …

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