BY JENNIFER EZIMAKOR British-based drug maker AstraZeneca has announced plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over the next five years amid the… Read More »AstraZeneca unveils $37bn US investment plan amid tariff threats
AstraZeneca has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve its COVID-19 antibody treatment that would act as a long-acting drug mainly for those… Read More »AstraZeneca seeks FDA approval for COVID-19 antibody treatment
A new coronavirus anti-body treatment developed by drugs giant AstraZeneca aimed at people who cannot be vaccinated reduces the risk of developing symptomatic disease by… Read More »New AstraZeneca COVID-19 treatment lowers risk for unvaccinated
Adults are more likely to report mild and moderate side-effects after mixing doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid vaccines, a study indicates. Chills, headaches… Read More »Mixing Covid Vaccines Increases Reports Of Mild Side-effects
A Norwegian expert committee and the Nordic country’s leading health authority, on Monday, advised that the Coronavirus vaccines from AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson should not… Read More »Norway May Ditch AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Jabs
The European Commission has started legal action against British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca due to breaches of its COVID-19 vaccine supply contract. The EU executive branch… Read More »EU Commission Takes AstraZeneca To Court For Vaccine Contract Breach
The European Commission is weighing legal action against pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, to ensure delivery of sufficient COVID-19 vaccines, according to multiple diplomatic sources. The EU… Read More »EU Commission Weighing Legal Action Against AstraZeneca
 The Philippines, on Thursday, temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for those younger than 60 following reports from abroad of rare blood clots… Read More »Philippines Suspends Use Of AstraZeneca Jab For People Under 60
The British-Swedish pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca has provided new data which it says proves that its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective. The vaccine has a 76… Read More »AstraZeneca Says New Data Proves Vaccine Is Highly Effective
The Akwa Ibom Government says it has taken delivery of 69,030 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government. The Commissioner for Information and… Read More »COVID-19 Vaccines: A’Ibom Govt Takes Delivery Of 69, 030 Doses
The Kwara Government, on Tuesday night, received its own consignment of the COVID-19 vaccines. This is contained in a statement by the Press Secretary, Kwara… Read More »Kwara Receives AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccines Consignment
Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and the illness… Read More »Austria Suspends AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Batch After Death
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the COVID-19 vaccine was safe. Buhari gave the assurance after he was vaccinated alongside the Vice President, Yemi… Read More »COVID-19 Vaccines Safe, Present Yourselves – Buhari Tells Nigerians
The Ministry of Health together with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has launched the e-registration programme for COVID-19 vaccines that are to… Read More »COVID-19: E-Registration For Vaccines Kicks Off
Nigerians have been directed to register for COVID-19 vaccination via the portal of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). The federal government gave… Read More »FG Opens Portal For COVID Vaccination E-registration
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said in Lagos on Saturday that Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10 days. “We are told… Read More »Nigeria May Get COVID-19 Vaccines In 10 Days – Health Minister
Millions of people in Japan will not receive Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine as planned due to a shortage of specialist syringes – an oversight that could… Read More »Japan To Discard Millions Of Pfizer Vaccine Doses Because Of Wrong Syringes
India has donated 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to war-torn Afghanistan, the first set of vaccines the country has received to date. Acting Minister… Read More »COVID-19: Afghanistan Receives 500,000 Doses From India
