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AstraZeneca plc (AZ) is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with its headquarters at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge, England. It has a portfolio of products for major diseases in areas including oncology, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, respiratory, and inflammation. It has been involved in developing the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
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The boss of AstraZeneca could earn £18.5m this year - but he may be underpaidThe drugmaker AstraZeneca (AZ) promised this morning to raise its annual dividend by 7% this year.Sky News - Published | |
Astra Zeneca gets nod for anticoagulant drugAstraZeneca Pharma India announced that it has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for the import and marketing of Andexanet Alfa. The therapy addresses..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Healthy' doctor died after 'very rare' reaction to AstraZeneca COVID jab A "fit and healthy" doctor who was one of the first people to be given the AstraZeneca COVID vaccination died after a "rare" severe reaction to the jab, a coroner has ruled.Sky News - Published | |
AstraZeneca gets CDSCO nod for drug to treat biliary tract cancerIndiaTimes - Published | |
Hunt faces calls to cut taxes after AstraZeneca snubs UK for £320m factory in Ireland Tory MPs have stepped up calls for the government to cut taxes after pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca overlooked Britain for a new £320m drug factory.Sky News - Published | |
India to start Covid mix-and-match booster vaccines on FridayIndia said on Wednesday that Biological E's Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax can be administered as a booster dose in people who have taken the country's other two main shots, Covaxin and AstraZeneca's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
ICMR study shows increase in antibodies after receiving Covaxin booster dose, says MoS HealthInternational data available on booster doses of AstraZeneca & Covishield suggests 3 to 4 fold increase in antibody levels after their administration.DNA - Published | |
Hundreds of thousands probably died due to 'bad behaviour' over Oxford vaccine, says scientist A scientist who worked on the AstraZeneca vaccine has said "hundreds of thousands of people" probably died because some politicians and scientists unfairly damaged its reputation.Sky News - Published | |
Serum Institute has applied for full market authorisation of Covishield: CEO Adar PoonawalaSerum Institute has applied to the Indian health ministry and Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for full market authorisation for its Covishield vaccine, company's CEO Adar Poonawalla..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India-Bangladesh bonhomie scaled new heights as 2021 marked 50 years of tiesThe year began on a promising note as Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for sending over two million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine Covishield, as..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UK marks one-year anniversary of approving Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine Boris Johnson has praised the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for saving "many millions of lives" as the UK marks becoming the first country to approve the COVID vaccine exactly one year ago.Sky News - Published | |
Demand still strong for India-made AstraZeneca vaccine doses - Covax's GaviIndiaTimes - Published | |
Next virus could be 'more contagious' and 'more lethal', warns Oxford vaccine creator The next pandemic could be more deadly than COVID-19, according to one of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.Sky News - Published | Covid-19: A wide range of vaccines act as booster to AstraZeneca, Pfizer shots, says studyUp to six different Covid-19 boosters were found to be safe, and provoked strong immune responses in people who have previously received a two-dose course of the Oxford-AstraZeneca-developed..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Trigger' behind extremely rare AstraZeneca vaccine blood clots may have been discovered The "trigger" behind extremely rare blood clot complications stemming from the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may have been discovered, according to new research.Sky News - Published | Blood clots from Astrazeneca jab killed mother, coroner finds A woman who died from complications and clotting due to the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine was a "hero" for getting it, her husband said, as "lessons have been learned".Sky News - Published |
AstraZeneca's pledge to poorer nations as it seeks COVID jab profits from next year The chief executive of AstraZeneca (AZ) has told Sky News that the company's decision to begin seeking a modest profit from its COVID vaccine is unlikely to kick in until next year.Sky News - Published | AstraZeneca eyes 'modest' profit from COVID-19 vaccine Drugs firm AstraZeneca has said it plans to start earning a "modest" profit from its COVID-19 vaccine having previously sold it at cost.Sky News - Published |
AstraZeneca drug cocktail succeeds in late-stage study to treat Covid-19"An early intervention with our antibody can give a significant reduction in progression to severe disease, with continued protection for more than six months," said Mene Pangalos, executive vice..IndiaTimes - Published | SII gets nod to send Covid vaccines to Nepal, Bangaldesh, Myanmar, bulk to AstraZeneca; Bharat Biotech to IranThe government has permitted Serum Institute of India (SII) to export 10 lakh Covishield doses each to Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh, while Bharat Biotech will provide Iran with 10 lakh doses of..IndiaTimes - Published |
AstraZeneca requests emergency authoritisation for drug that reduces risk of developing COVID symptoms by 77% AstraZeneca has requested US authorisation for emergency use of its new treatment to prevent COVID-19 in people who have a lessened response to vaccines because of a weakened immune system.Sky News - Published | AstraZeneca to roll out in India multiple Covid therapies in 2022IndiaTimes - Published |
PM tells unjabbed Brazil leader to 'get the vaccine' in awkward exchange Boris Johnson told Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to "get the AstraZeneca vaccine" in an awkward exchange with the unvaccinated South American leader.Sky News - Published | Booster jabs 'set for go-ahead next week' - but vaccine creator says not everyone may need them Booster vaccines are reportedly set to be given the go-ahead next week, despite a professor who helped develop the AstraZeneca jab warning that a mass campaign may not be necessary.Sky News - Published |
AstraZeneca and Pfizer safe to use as booster jabs, UK medicines regulator says The UK's medicines regulator has said the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are safe to use as booster jabs.Sky News - Published | Booster jabs may not be needed for everyone and widespread rollout could put pressure on NHS, says AZ boss The boss of COVID vaccine maker AstraZeneca has said booster jabs may not be needed for everyone in the UK.Sky News - Published |
Blood clot risk much higher from COVID than from the vaccine, study findsA coronavirus infection presents a much higher risk of developing a blood clot than a first dose of either the AstraZeneca or the Pfizer jab, a study has found.Sky News - Published | Radio host Lisa Shaw died due to rare complications of COVID vaccine, coroner rules Award-winning radio presenter Lisa Shaw died due to rare complications from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, a coroner has ruled.Sky News - Published |
Protection from COVID-19 jabs wanes within six months, study suggestsCOVID-19 protection from two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines begins to wane within six months, new research suggests.Sky News - Published | AstraZeneca's CEO is the highest paid executive in Britain AstraZeneca's CEO was the highest paid executive in Britain in 2020, earning £15.45 million for his part in delivering a coronavirus vaccine that has been administered tens of millions of times..Sky News - Published |
New medical guidance will help identify and treat rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca jabUK scientists have identified markers associated with rare blood clots linked with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine - and have issued guidance to doctors to help treat it effectively and..Sky News - Published | UK to give Kenya more than 800,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccineThe UK will give Kenya 817,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the government has announced.Sky News - Published |
Lancet: Pfizer, AstraZeneca antibody levels start waning after six weeksIndiaTimes - Published | Why the risk-benefit balance of AstraZeneca jab for young people has shifted The risks posed by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to young adults in their 20s and 30s may now be outweighed by its benefits, according to the calculus used by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and..Sky News - Published |
France accepts travellers vaccinated with India's manufactured Covishield - Check full list of countriesThe European Union only recognises AstraZeneca manufactured vaccines as a certificate for COVID-19 travelDNA - Published | France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccineIndiaTimes - Published |
‘Sputnik, AstraZeneca mix & match results by end of July’IndiaTimes - Published | Covid-19: Wrong injection technique could also be leading to clotsA new study shows that wrong injection technique could be one of the reasons behind clotting following inoculation by adeno virus-based Covid vaccines, which include AstraZeneca, J&J and Sputnik jabs...IndiaTimes - Published |
Switzerland, Iceland, 7 EU nations approve Covishield for travel entrySwitzerland, Iceland and seven EU countries have approved Covishield, the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, a day after India threatened to put European visitors under..IndiaTimes - Published | Two AstraZeneca jabs give 94% protection against death for over-65s, says PHE Two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine give an estimated 94% protection against dying with coronavirus in over-65s and 92% for those aged 40 to 64, according to Public Health England (PHE).Sky News - Published |
Covishield becomes collateral damage in inter-EU tussle over Chinese vaccinesEMA has listed 4 vaccines, which are Comirnaty (Pfizer), Janssen, Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna), and AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria.DNA - Published | Covishield not a ‘green pass’, Europe-bound Indians fretBENGALURU: The exclusion of Covishield, AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India, from the European Union’s Covid ‘Green Pass’ has left hundreds of..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Mixing and matching' Oxford and Pfizer jabs could provide greater COVID protection, study suggests People who have been double-dosed with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine could have a stronger immune response if they were given a different jab as a booster, a leading scientist has said.Sky News - Published | No need for booster AZ jab at the moment - despite evidence it restores peak immunity There is no evidence a third Oxford/AstraZeneca jab is needed at the moment - despite new research suggesting it restores peak immunity, says one of the vaccine's developers.Sky News - Published |
Italian PM receives Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine as 2nd dose after AstraZenecaIndiaTimes - Published | Vietnam to receive 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine weekly from JulyIndiaTimes - Published |
AstraZeneca top expert backs India on widening Covishield dose gapIndiaTimes - Published | When should you take second dose of Covishield vaccine? AstraZeneca says THISAstraZeneca on Friday backed the idea of keeping a 12-16 weeks gap between the two doses of the Covishield vaccine.DNA - Published |
AstraZeneca vaccine's chief investigator backs India's 12-16 week Covishield dose gapIndiaTimes - Published | AstraZeneca and EU both claim win as court rules on vaccine supply row AstraZeneca and the EU have both claimed victory in a court ruling over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines.Sky News - Published |
