The Philippines has lifted a suspension on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people under 60, an official said Monday, arguing "the benefits outweigh the risk" as the country battles record infections.

Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received her first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday (April 16). Her spokesman made the announcement on Twitter. "I am happy that I received the first vaccination with AstraZeneca," the Twitter post quoted Merkel, 66, as saying.

Angela Merkel receives first dose of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

The EU will not renew COVID-19 vaccine contracts next year with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.

Report: EU to end AstraZeneca, J&J contracts at expiry

According to the reports, EU Commission has decided not to renew COVID-19 vaccine contracts next year with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J).

Report: EU to end AstraZeneca and J&J vaccine contracts at expiry

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has requested the US President Joe Biden to lift an embargo on US exports of raw materials to smoothen the production of vaccine shots.

SII's Adar Poonawalla urges Joe Biden to lift embargo of raw materials for vaccine

The tiff between AstraZeneca and the European Union (EU) may be getting worse, a French minister has hinted on Friday. French Industry Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher told local radio that the EU will most probably not renew its contract with AstraZeneca for coronavirus vaccine.

EU may not renew contract for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine: French minister

Denmark on Tuesday banned the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, becoming the first European nation to take such action over rare but serious suspected health risks.

Denmark becomes first European nation to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine

As countries all over the globe are racing to vaccinate citizens against the deadly coronavirus, researchers in London are trying a new idea. The University of Oxford has launched a so-called Com-Cov study to assess the benefits of mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines.

UK adds COVID-19 vaccines from two more companies to its 'mix and match' trial

The Food and Drug Administration of the US government said on Tuesday it is asking states to temporarily halt using Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine after six people in the country developed a rare blood clotting disorder.

US halts use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to rare blood clotting issues

Data from a late-stage study to test if AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga could treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and at risk of developing serious complications fell short of its main goals, the drugmaker said on Monday.

AstraZeneca says diabetes drug Farxiga fails in trial to treat Covid patients

The conversation around the Wuhan virus keeps evolving from masks to lockdowns to vaccines. The big debate now is about side effects. How serious are they? Do the benefits still outweigh the risks?

How serious are side effects of COVID vaccines?

Hong Kong on Friday confirmed it has requested AstraZeneca suspend delivery of its Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of severe side effects and concerns over its efficacy against new variants of the coronavirus.

Hong Kong suspends its order of AstraZeneca jabs

Australia said on Friday it had ordered more alternatives for the AstraZeneca vaccine, setting back its vaccination rollout, and Hong Kong delayed deliveries of the shot amid concern about a possible very small risk of rare blood clots.

Australia orders more alternatives for AstraZeneca vaccine setting back its rollout

France's health body have said that the country will soon issue an advisory that those under the age of 55 who got their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine should now get a second shot of an mRNA vaccine.

France health body to issue new advisory on use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Australia has halted the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for younger people over blood clots concerns. Officials said the AstraZeneca shot should no longer be given to people under the age of 50, unless they had already received a first dose without any ill effects.

Australia halts AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for under 50s

The Serum Institute of India has fully refunded South Africa for the 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which were not delivered to the country after it decided not to use the vaccine because it was not effective against a new variant of the virus.

Serum Institute of India refunds South Africa for undelivered COVID-19 vaccines

Portugal has restricted the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people above the age of 60. Country's coordinator of the national task force for vaccination against COVID-19 Henrique Gouveia e Melo, said that this will have a "small impact," on the vaccination rollout plans.

Portugal restricts the use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Spain and Italy have limited the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people aged over 60, potentially further slowing the European Union’s sluggish immunization program, which lags behind countries including the U.

Spain and Italy halt the use of AstraZeneca shot for under-60s

AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine has been linked to rare blood clots in the brain. At least 62 such cases have been reported so far. Are vaccine side-effects normal? Should you take the AstraZeneca jab?

Gravitas: AstraZeneca and the blood clot controversy

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked the European Union (EU) to allow the shipping of the 3.1 million outstanding AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Australia.

PM Scott Morrison denies blaming EU for Australia's slow AstraZeneca vaccine rollout

Europe’s drug regulator has denied establishing a causal connection between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and the formation of blood clots. A little after a senior official claimed that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had already established a link between the AstraZeneca-Oxford jab and a rare blood clotting syndrome, the regulator has backtracked on the official’s statement and has said that it has “not yet reached a conclusion and the review is currently ongoing”.

EU drug regulator says it hasn't found causal link between AstraZeneca and blood clots

Britain should not give Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to under 30s where possible, Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said on Wednesday, due to a very rare side effect of blood clots in the brain.

Britain advises alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for under-30s

The European Medicines Agency said on Wednesday that 'benefit-risk remains positive' for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. “One plausible explanation for the combination of blood clots and low blood platelets is an immune response, leading to a condition similar to one seen sometimes in patients treated with heparin,” the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said.

EMA says 'benefit-risk remains positive' for AstraZeneca jab

With no COVID-19 vaccines to offer its 11 million people, the Caribbean nation of Haiti is struggling hard to contain the Coronavirus crisis. So far, Haiti was supposed to receive 756,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through a United Nations program aimed at ensuring the neediest countries get COVID-19 shots.

Haiti awaits COVID-19 vaccines amid unrest

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