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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 was involved in developing the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
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AstraZeneca starts worldwide withdrawal of COVID vaccineAstraZeneca has begun the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID vaccine - ending an era in which it saved millions of lives while being dogged by controversy.Sky News - Published | |
'Safety first', says Bharat Biotech amid AstraZeneca rowIndiaTimes - Published | |
AstraZeneca admits Covishield vaccines raises rare side-effects risk. How worried should you be?In India, almost 90% of people who received Covid vaccine, received the AstraZeneca vaccine which in India is called Covishield.DNA - Published | |
'A shadow of what I was': Dad who suffered brain injury days after getting COVID jab sues AstraZenecaA dad who suffered a brain injury just days after receiving a British-developed COVID vaccine has told Sky News he would never have had the jab if he had known of the risk of rare but serious side..Sky News - Published | |
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![]() 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![]() 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![]() 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![]() 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![]() Sky News - Published |
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Blood clots from Astrazeneca jab killed mother, coroner finds![]() Sky News - Published | AstraZeneca's pledge to poorer nations as it seeks COVID jab profits from next year![]() Sky News - Published |
AstraZeneca eyes 'modest' profit from COVID-19 vaccine![]() 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%![]() 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![]() Sky News - Published |
Booster jabs 'set for go-ahead next week' - but vaccine creator says not everyone may need them![]() Sky News - Published | AstraZeneca and Pfizer safe to use as booster jabs, UK medicines regulator says![]() Sky News - Published |
Booster jabs may not be needed for everyone and widespread rollout could put pressure on NHS, says AZ boss![]() 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![]() 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![]() 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 |