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Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates Covid vaccine rollout to world’s poorest

The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world’s...

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:37am

World

Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest

BRUSSELS/LONDON: The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout ...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 03:17pm

World

South Korea's SK bioscience to invest $132 million to boost vaccine production

SK bioscience said it plans to add some 99,130 square metres of additional production space in the area.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 11:06am

World

White House's removal of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot production from Emergent plant won't affect its dose output

"This is a decision that HHS made with Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca in complete collaboration," White House COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters during a press conference.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 08:59pm

World

AstraZeneca says it will work with Dutch over vaccine queries

"Regulatory authorities in the UK, European Union, the World Health Organization have concluded that the benefits of using our vaccine to protect people from this deadly virus significantly outweigh the risks across all adult age groups," a spokesman for AstraZeneca said in a statement.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:33pm

World

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

AstraZeneca Plc said a review of safety data for those who received its vaccine showed no evidence of increased risk of blood clots. The review covered more than 17 million people in Britain and the European Union.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:58am

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca's lower EU vaccine supply target hinges on factory approval: document

The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said on Friday it would try to deliver 30 million doses to the EU by the end of March, down from a contractual obligation of 90 million and a previous pledge made last month to deliver 40 million doses.
AstraZeneca said in the document seen by Reuters that it is assuming the Halix factory will get the green light on March 25 and has pencilled in deliveries of nearly 10 million doses for the following week.

Updated 13 Mar, 2021 09:10pm

World

Sweden recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for over 65s

There are new studies, from England and Scotland for instance, showing that Astrazeneca's vaccine offers a very good protection in these age groups.
Sweden, which has avoided imposing throughout the pandemic, registered 4,838 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, health agency statistics showed.

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:54pm

World

Germany approves AstraZeneca for over-65s

It added that the Permanent Vaccination authority recommended extending to the maximum 12 weeks the period between receiving the first and second doses of the vaccine.
"This is good news for older people who are waiting for a vaccine. They can now be vaccinated more quickly," the ministry said.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 06:01pm

World

Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot in boost to vaccination push

The vaccine was approved under Canada's interim order system, which allows for accelerated approvals similar to the US Food and Drug Administration's emergency use authorizations.
Canada has secured access to 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 08:54pm

World

Take 'fantastic' AstraZeneca vaccine, top officials tell Germans

German officials have expressed growing disquiet over the quantities of the AstraZeneca vaccine being left untaken by nervous Germans.
"We strongly recommend it: this vaccine is safe and effective, it protects," Health Minister Jens Spahn told a news conference.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 07:04pm

World

Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children for first time

The new mid-stage trial will determine whether the vaccine is effective on people between the ages of 6 and 17.
Around 300 volunteers will be enrolled and first inoculations are expected this month, Oxford said.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:21pm

World

South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine after shots fail against new variant

South Africa puts AstraZeneca vaccinations on hold.
Study: shot gives minimal protection against mild infection.
Britain says Astra shot stops death and severe illness.
Concerns rise over longer fight against virus.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 05:02pm

World

Swiss delay AstraZeneca COVID vaccine approval, order more shots from others

The country separately announced it had ordered millions more COVID-19 vaccine doses from other manufacturers.
As soon as the results have been received, a temporary authorisation according to the rolling procedure could be issued at very short notice.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 09:51pm

World

Vietnam confirms latest virus outbreak is more contagious UK variant

Vietnam approved a vaccine from AstraZeneca PLC on Saturday after Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the country must have one in the first quarter.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:53am

Business & Finance

EU says discussions will continue with AstraZeneca to get more vaccines in Q1

The Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said AstraZeneca had raised its target of supplies to the EU to 40 million doses from 31 million until the end of March, after a large cut last week.
Its original commitment was of at least 80 million doses, and possibly up to 120 million in the first quarter.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 06:19pm

World

AstraZeneca to seek Japan's approval of COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-Feb

AstraZeneca did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 12:09pm

World

India sends free AstraZeneca vaccines to Sri Lanka for Friday rollout

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa received the vaccine, branded as COVISHIELD, from the Indian ambassador Gopal Baglay.
The stock was donated to Sri Lanka following a request made by the President to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi

Published 28 Jan, 2021 09:04pm

World

South Korea reviews AstraZeneca vaccine for elderly under rollout plan

Health authorities will expand vaccinations towards the second half of the year with an aim to reach herd immunity by November.
Inoculations would begin in February starting with key groups, including medical workers in the front line of coronavirus treatment.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:50pm

Business & Finance

Philippine regulator approves emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine

The known and potential benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine outweighed the risks to date.
The Philippines' FDA has previously approved Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 06:37pm

World

Britain wants the vaccines it has ordered, minister says

"I think we need to make sure that the vaccine supply that has been bought and paid for, procured for those in the UK, is delivered," Gove told LBC Radio.
"But of course, we're always going to work with our friends and neighbours, we have to make sure that we can do everything we can to help them."

Published 28 Jan, 2021 06:13pm

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca to produce 90mn COVID-19 vaccine shots in Japan

Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters it is very important for COVID-19 vaccines to be produced domestically.
AstraZeneca is working with Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd and other Japanese partners to deliver a total of 120 million doses to the nation.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 05:57pm

Business & Finance

EU urges AstraZeneca to speed up vaccine deliveries amid 'supply shock'

EU to require pre-registration of COVID vaccine exports –source.
AstraZeneca asked for further clarification after sudden cut.
EU paid 336 mln euros to boost Astra's production capacity.
Australia, Thailand say Astra has told them of cut to supplies.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:44pm

Business & Finance

Germany expects AstraZeneca to deliver 3mn COVID-19 vaccine doses in February

The good news is that if the AstraZeneca vaccine is approved at the end of January, we expect at least 3 million vaccine doses for Germany in February.
The government also remained committed to its goal of vaccinating all willing citizens older than 80 years by the end of March, Spahn said.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 09:14pm

Business & Finance

Morocco gets 2mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses; 1st big shipment to Africa

The consignment arrived on a Royal Air Maroc flight from India, which began exporting the vaccine.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus this week described the unequal access poor countries had to COVID-19 vaccines as a "catastrophic moral failure".

Published 22 Jan, 2021 08:05pm

World

Lithuania says expects enough COVID-19 vaccines for herd immunity by July

We received assurances from the European Commission president that Lithuania will be able to vaccinate 70% of population by early summer.
he challenge is about to change from vaccine shortages to setting up mass vaccinations, so that we use the time optimally and can fully reach collective immunity (by early July).

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:25pm

Business & Finance

Ukraine in talks with India on COVID-19 vaccine supply

Negotiations are underway with an Indian manufacturer, Serum Institute, which can produce the American Novovax vaccine and has the ability to produce the AstraZeneca vaccine at the moment.
India will initially only ship the AstraZeneca vaccine, made by The Serum Institute,

Published 20 Jan, 2021 08:47pm

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca says to release 2mn vaccine doses a week to UK by mid-Feb

We've released just over 1.1 million doses, to date, and we are scaling up as we've said very rapidly. And this will happen imminently.
We're scaling up to 2 million a week imminently, and certainly we hope to be there on or before the middle of February.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 06:22pm

Business & Finance

Bangladesh's Beximco could start private sales of AstraZeneca vaccine next month

The COO, Rabbur Reza, said that was about twice the price of around $4 that Beximco had agreed for separate supplies of 5 million doses a month.
The delivery of the shots to India's eastern neighbour, the world's eighth-most populous country with more than 160 million people.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:23pm

Business & Finance

India signs purchase order with Serum for AstraZeneca vaccine

Local television channel CNBC-TV 18 said the order was for 11 million doses and the government would buy the shots at 200 rupees ($2.72) per dose.
The government has also signed a purchase agreement with Indian firm Bharat Biotech for its COVID-19 vaccine.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:32pm

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USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

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S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
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Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
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LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
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Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
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