EU regulator backs Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents (Update 1)
Europe’s medicines regulator on Friday backed the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12, paving the way for a broader roll-out...
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Coronavirus: Under 50s with AZ jab booked are able to change it says minister
People aged under 50 who have booked an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine are able to change it, the health minister said on Friday. Speaking to the...
Coronavirus: AZ for under-50s ‘not recommended’ – new guidelines (Updated)
By Evie Andreou and Antigoni Pitta The health ministry announced on Wednesday it has adopted the suggestion of the epidemiology experts and will not recommend...
EU seeks large AstraZeneca fine for alleged contract breach
A lawyer for the European Union accused AstraZeneca on Wednesday of failing to respect its contract with the 27-nation bloc for the supply of COVID-19...
Coronavirus: Decision expected following AZ review, experts divided (Updated)
Decisions about the AstraZeneca vaccine will be made by Wednesday evening after epidemiologists submitted their suggestions, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said. No new AstraZeneca appointments...
Coronavirus: Rescheduling of appointments for second AZ dose underway
Rescheduling of appointments for the second dose of the AstraZeneca is underway, with 12,500 jabs already brought forward and another 25,000 due to be arranged...
Coronavirus: British national hospitalised with thrombotic episode dies (update 4)
A British national who was hospitalised in Nicosia general hospital for a thrombotic episode after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has died, a health official...
Coronavirus: Cyprus authorities investigate new case of blood clot in a 40 year old female
Cyprus’ authorities announced on Sunday that they are investigating a new case of blood clot in a 40-year-old female, who is being treated at the...
Coronavirus: ‘Serious thrombotic episode’ in vaccinated woman (Updated)
A 39-year-old British woman in Cyprus is in the Nicosia general hospital after a serious thrombotic episode. The woman had been vaccinated previously with the...
AstraZeneca vaccine effective as third booster
The Covid-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University works well as a third booster dose, stepping up antibodies to the coronavirus spike protein among...
EU has not yet ordered more AstraZeneca vaccines, says internal market commissioner
The European Union has not yet made any new orders for AstraZeneca vaccines beyond June when their contract ends, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton...
Coronavirus: GPs ordered around 20,000 AZ doses for their patients
GPs have so far ordered around 20,000 vaccine doses, which they will administer to their patients without them having to go through the vaccination portal....
EU regulator reviews reports of rare nerve disorder after AstraZeneca shot (update)
Europe’s medicines regulator is reviewing reports of a rare nerve-degenerating disorder in people who received AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots, raising fresh questions about potential side-effects of...
UK regulator says some evidence AstraZeneca clots occur more in women than men
Britain’s medicine regulator on Thursday said there was some evidence that uncommon blood clots linked to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine occurred more in women than in...
Coronavirus: Ministry cuts time for second AZ dose to eight weeks
The period elapsing between the two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be reduced from 12 to eight weeks, the Ministry of Health said on...
EU sues AstraZeneca over delayed deliveries of Covid-19 vaccine
The European Commission said on Monday it had launched legal action against AstraZeneca for not respecting its contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and...
‘We’re second-class citizens’ say non-Gesy members
They are only offered AstraZeneca shots By Antigoni Pitta While most attention over the vaccination programme has been on the constant portal system crashes and...
Coronavirus: personal doctors will be allowed to administer AZ jabs, no portal necessary
The health ministry said on Thursday anyone over 30 can receive the AstraZeneca vaccine from their personal doctor without going through the portal. Those wanting...
Coronavirus: all cabinet members to receive AZ vaccine (Updated)
All cabinet members who have not been vaccinated yet will be inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine to boost people’s trust in the jab, it was...
Coronavirus: Disy leader gets AZ vaccine
Disy leader Averof Neophytou was given the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, making sure to clarify that he had received the AstraZeneca vaccine amid a concerted...