Coronavirus in the world: suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries, New York pays tribute to its 30,000 dead
The pandemic has killed nearly 2.65 million people worldwide since the start of the pandemic, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Sunday in the middle of the day. The United States is the country with the most deaths with 534,877 deaths, followed by Brazil...
After “careful analysis”, AstraZeneca says “there is no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of blood clots”
The company says it has carried out a “careful analysis” of the data available on people who have received the AstraZeneca vaccine in the United Kingdom and the European Union. “About 17 million people in the European Union and the United Kingdom have now received our vaccine, and the...
Coronavirus in the world: Australia and Singapore consider a “travel bubble” between them, demonstration in Montreal against anti-Covid restrictions
AMERICA United States: Airports in the United States recorded their highest traffic in a year on Friday, when the Covid-19 epidemic brought air travel to a screeching halt in the country, according to data released by the security agency in transport (TSA). During the day on Friday, just over...
Coronavirus in the world: record of cases in India since the beginning of the year, the DRC postpones its vaccination campaign with AstraZeneca doses
The novel coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 2,640,635 people worldwide since the WHO office in China reported the onset of the disease at the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from from official sources Saturday at 11:00 GMT. More than 119,019,100 cases of...
Coronavirus in the world: most of Italy is reconfigured from Monday, new infections at their highest since mid-January in the Netherlands
ASIA Thailand: Thailand has decided to delay the launch of its vaccination campaign with AstraZeneca, a health official said on Friday, amid fears of the vaccine being linked to blood clots. The vaccination campaign with the Oxford / AstraZeneca was due to start on Friday, with Prime Minister Prayut...
France gives green light to Johnson & Johnson vaccine just after WHO approval
“Each new safe and effective tool against Covid-19 is one more step towards controlling the pandemic,” commented WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The WHO has already approved the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, as well as that from Astrazeneca-Oxford manufactured in India and South Korea. These vaccines require two doses...
AstraZeneca defends the safety of its anti-covid vaccine: “No evidence of aggravated risk” of blood clot
“In fact, the numbers on this guy [de problème médical] are much lower in those who are vaccinated compared to what would be expected in the population as a whole, “the group added in a statement. Denmark, Iceland and Norway announced Thursday the suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine injections, citing...
AstraZeneca vaccine: allergic reactions added to possible side effects
Severe allergies should be added to the list of possible side effects of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, after probable links to such reactions in the UK were identified, the European Medicines Agency said on Friday ( EMA). The European regulator announced Thursday to investigate a separate problem linked to...
“It’s time for AstraZeneca to do what it takes to fulfill its commitments”: EU worries about further delays in delivery of anti-Covid vaccines
The information was relayed by Reuters on Friday, which is based on a document from AstraZeneca. The company now evokes 30.1 million doses delivered to the 27 by the end of March (throughout the first quarter), and 20 million in April. At the same time, Johnson & Johnson, whose...
Faced with the mistrust of certain countries, the WHO reacts: “There is no reason not to vaccinate with AstraZeneca”
“Yes we should continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine,” “there is no reason not to use it,” said Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization on Friday during of a UN press briefing in Geneva. Denmark, Iceland and Norway announced Thursday the suspension of injections of AstraZeneca’s...