The Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement this evening that the number of people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine during the long marathon day in various Lebanese regions has reached until 6:30 p.m.: 10,452. “The Antelias vaccination center was extended until eight in the evening for those wishing to receive the vaccine due...
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Hassan receives their first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine
Caretaker Minister of Public Health Hamad Hassan received this morning the first jab of AstraZeneca, inaugurating a vaccination marathon for individuals over 30 years old.
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AstraZeneca, Smurfit Kappa boost FTSE 100 higher
London’s FTSE 100 edged higher on Friday, boosted by earnings updates from AstraZeneca and Smurfit Kappa, while optimism around a speedy recovery from pandemic-led crash set the blue-chip index for its biggest monthly gain since November 2020. The FTSE 100 index rose 0.4%, with AstraZeneca gaining 2.6% after it forecast higher sales in the second...
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EU backs AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as reviews into blood clots continue
Europe’s drug regulator reiterated on Friday that benefits of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine outweigh any risks, as part of a detailed guidance from ongoing reviews into rare blood clots to help individual nations determine the shot’s use. The renewed backing comes after several countries in the European Union and worldwide have limited the use of the vaccine,...
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British regulator says AstraZeneca COVID shot clots rise to 168
Britain’s medicines regulator on Thursday said there had been 168 major blood clots following a dose of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine, a rate of 7.9 clots per million doses, a jump in incidence from the previous week’s figure. This was up from the 100 cases reported last week, when the overall case incidence was 4.9...
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Germany’s Merkel receives shot of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received her first shot of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, her spokesman said on Twitter. “I am happy that I received the first vaccination with AstraZeneca,” the Twitter post quoted Merkel, 66, as saying. “Vaccinations are the key to overcoming the pandemic,” she added in the quote. Germany’s vaccine regulator has recommended...
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France to mix vaccine doses in response to concerns over AstraZeneca jab
France will give the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine as a second dose to people aged under 55 who have already received a first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, as part of its response to concerns about rare blood clotting incidents. The decision was announced on Friday after a recommendation from the Haute Autorité de Santé,...
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Britain advises alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for under-30s
Britain should give an alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to under the 30s where possible due to a “vanishingly” rare side effect of blood clots in the brain, Britain’s vaccine advisory committee said on Wednesday. Safety concerns have prompted more than a dozen countries in recent weeks to suspend the use of the vaccine, which...
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EMA official links AstraZeneca vaccine and thrombosis
A top official in the European Medicines Agency said in an interview published Tuesday that there is a link between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and blood clots. “In my opinion, we can say it now, it is clear there is a link with the vaccine. But we still do not know what causes this reaction,”...
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Firas Abiad: AstraZeneca vaccine will be offered on Monday in several centers, including our hospital
“On Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health will start giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to people between the ages of 55 and 65 in several centers, including Rafic Hariri University Hospital,” tweeted RHUH Director, Dr. Firas Abiad, today. He added: “In Lebanon, more than 120 patients in this age group have died due to Corona...