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23.04.2021 / 22:48

NACI recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine be offered to Canadians 30+

National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is lowering its age recommendation for Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to younger age groups.NACI now recommends the vaccine be used in people 30 years of age and older, “if the individual does not wish to wait for an mRNA vaccine and the benefits outweigh the risks,” said Shelley Deeks, NACI’s vice-chair.Previously, NACI’s guidance said the shot should only be used on those aged 55 and older.Deeks said NACI “weighs the benefits” of the vaccine against the risks associated with COVID-19 infection.

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Blood clot risks: Comparing COVID-19 vaccines with common medicines, travel and smoking

blood clotting from at least two different COVID-19 vaccines.On Tuesday, Canada reported its first case of a rare blood clot in a person who had received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Canada reports 1st blood clot in AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine recipient Meanwhile, the U.S.

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Merkel backs EU chief's AstraZeneca export ban threat

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced support for EU chief Ursula von der Leyen's threat to block AstraZeneca vaccines produced in the bloc from being exported, ahead of a crunch EU summit on the escalating row.

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U.S. to send 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada: report

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine that it is not using to Mexico and Canada in loan deals with the two countries, an administration official told Reuters on Thursday.Mexico will receive 2.5 million does of the vaccine and Canada will receive 1.5 million doses, the official said.“This virus has no borders,” the official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

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EU drug regulator to release results of AstraZeneca vaccine review

AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is linked to a small number of blood clots reported in people across the continent.The European Medicines Agency’s expert committee is set to announce the results of its investigation later Thursday. Science says AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe.

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Science says AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe. But will that ease concerns?

COVID-19 vaccine shouldn’t be given to people above the age of 65, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) reversed its stance on Tuesday, announcing that the vaccine was safe for seniors.The news comes as several countries around the world have temporarily paused their rollout of AstraZeneca’s doses and the Canadian government tries to quell fears about its safety emanating from reports of blood clots and apparent confusion over the vaccine’s safety.“People can can get confused quite easily, especially if recommendations change,” said Dr.

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Germany postpones vaccine summit until EU drug regulator assesses AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.A growing number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame.The German government and the country’s 16 state governors had planned to meet Wednesday for a virtual summit on the country’s slow vaccination campaign and on ways to speed it up. But in a statement Tuesday morning, the government said the summit would be postponed until after the EMA’s meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday.

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Germany joins list of countries suspending AstraZeneca shot over blood clot reports

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over safety fears.Ireland and the Netherlands announced suspensions on Sunday. In Asia, Thailand announced plans Monday to go ahead with the shot.

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Canadian health officials say AstraZeneca vaccine safe after countries suspend use

COVID-19 vaccine despite at least nine European countries stopping its use.“We don’t have any plans to discontinue AstraZeneca at this time,” Ontario Public Health Minister Christine Elliot said. “We know that several million doses have already been administered around the world with no adverse effects.”Elliot assured that Health Canada did a thorough review of the vaccine and the province continues to work with the agency to ensure safety.Quebec’s Public Health Director, Dr.

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Denmark temporarily suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death in Denmark, Danish authorities said on Thursday.They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.“Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries,” the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a statement.“It is currently not possible to conclude whether there is a link.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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