Thursday 25 March 2021

Reuters Health Report: Denmark to extend suspension of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, TV 2 reports

Denmark to extend suspension of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, TV 2 reports

Denmark will suspend its use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for another three weeks pending further investigations into a potential link between the vaccine and blood clots, broadcaster TV 2 reported on Thursday, citing sources.

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:

A day after mea culpa, Merkel gives Germans virus pep talk

The light is at the end of the tunnel and "we will defeat this virus", Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germans on Thursday, just a day after she asked the country to forgive her U-turn on a circuit-breaker lockdown over Easter.

Bahrain converts underused shopping mall to vaccine centre

Bahrain has turned a mall largely emptied by the coronavirus pandemic into a vaccination hub as the Gulf state races to protect its population from COVID-19.

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective in new analysis, to seek U.S. approval

AstraZeneca's said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective in a new analysis of its U.S. trial - only a tad lower than the level in an earlier report this week criticised for using outdated data.

AstraZeneca updates COVID-19 vaccine efficacy rate to 76%

AstraZeneca said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective at preventing symptomatic illness in a new analysis of its major U.S. trial, slightly lower than the level announced this week in a report criticised for using outdated information.

Factbox: Britain's AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca said on Thursday its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective in a new analysis of its U.S. trial - 3 percentage points lower than the level in an earlier report this week criticised for using outdated data.

Factbox: Countries resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine, while some lose confidence

Many countries are resuming use of the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker's vaccine after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said the benefits outweighed the risks following investigations into reports of blood clots.

COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca roller-coaster ride

AstraZeneca published updated results from its major U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial, after health officials there publicly criticized it for using "outdated information" to show how well the immunization worked.

More than half of Israelis receive both COVID-19 vaccine doses

Israel has administered two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to more than half its population, the health minister said on Thursday, a world-beating roll-out that has helped the country emerge from pandemic closures.

Poland nears record number of new coronavirus cases, RMF radio reports

Poland is likely to report a daily record of around 34,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, private radio RMF said, quoting unnamed sources, as the government is expected to announce new restrictions.

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