Angela Merkel refuses Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine as 1.4m doses go unused in Germany
On our podcast “The Jab”, Professor Sarah Gilbert, inventor of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, says adapting it to deal with new coronavirus variants should be straightforward
Canada authorized the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It has yet to be authorized in the U.S. but has played a key role in Britain’s rapid rollout.
“It’s pretty quick to put a new sequence in...and start all over again.” On “The Jab”, Professor Sarah Gilbert, the inventor of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, explains how vaccines can be adjusted to variants of the virus
Ukrainian servicemen carry a box with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at a mobile military hospital in the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Region in this handout picture released Thursday. 📷 Reuters
Africa will pay more for Russian COVID vaccine than for Oxford-AstraZeneca, Novavax shots
Once hailed for its pandemic response, Germany has administered just 15% of its Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine stock.
Canada green-lights Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for ages 18+ with doses 4-12 weeks apart (like the U.K.)
President Macron has said he would agree to take the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination in comments widely seen as an attempt to overcome French hostility towards the Anglo-Swedish jab
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NEW: fresh data from trials in Brazil, South Africa and the UK shows the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is highly effective with a 12 week gap between doses. Efficacy is in fact much higher with a 12 week interval than a shorter gap Story by @building :
'I'm so pleased to be getting the COVID vaccine today and really proud it is one that was invented in Oxford.' 82-year-old Brian Pinker became the first person in the world to receive the new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine this morning at @OUHospitals . 💉
There are 4 million doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine ready to be given, and thousands of qualified staff ready to give them. And infections are spiralling out of control. So why are we waiting until January 4 to start vaccinating? We could do all frontline staff by then.
BREAKING: UK approves Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
A reminder that AstraZeneca has pledged to sell the vaccine for zero profit to developing nations in perpetuity after Oxford insisted on access conditions. UK drugs watchdog approves Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine via @FinancialTimes
Covid-19: Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use in UK
BREAKING: Trials of Oxford's AstraZeneca#COVID19 vaccine shows it is up to 90% effective in preventing the virus. More on this story:
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