Coronavirus: WHO says use AstraZeneca for all ages and variants
By Stephanie Nebehay, Kate Kelland and John Miller AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective and should be deployed widely, including in countries where the...
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Coronavirus: Health ministry lashes out over AstraZeneca doubts
The debate over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the over 65s took an unexpected turn on Wednesday when the Cyprus Medical Association (Cyma)...
Coronavirus: people to be told in advance which vaccine they’ll receive
As the AstraZeneca vaccine is different from the other two – Pfizer and Moderna – already being used, the health ministry will in future inform...
Coronavirus: AstraZeneca doses ready for rollout
Cyprus will have 7,200 AstraZeneca doses ready to administer from Tuesday and they will not be subject to age restrictions, the health ministry said. The...
Global health officials back Astra jab after S. Africa study (Update)
Health officials around the world gave their backing to the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, after a study showing it had little effect against mild disease...
Coronavirus: first batch of AstraZeneca due on Monday
The AstraZeneca vaccine, the first 7,200 doses of which are expected to be delivered on Monday, will be administered without any age restrictions, the health...
Coronavirus: High risk groups should not be given AstraZeneca expert says
People at risk of serious illness if infected with the coronavirus should not be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine because of its lower efficacy, according...
Coronavirus: Cyprus to receive over 69,000 doses of AstraZeneca jab next month
Cyprus expects to take delivery of 69,403 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in February, the health ministry said on Friday, the same day the jab...
EU stands its ground in vaccine row, says AstraZeneca contract ‘crystal clear’
The European Union stood its ground in a row with AstraZeneca over COVID-19 vaccine supplies on Friday, pressing the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker to deliver the doses as...
No breakthrough in EU, AstraZeneca talks over vaccine supplies
The European Union failed to make a breakthrough in crisis talks with AstraZeneca on Wednesday and demanded the drugmaker spell out how it would supply the bloc...
