A top official in the European Medicines Agency said it might be worth abandoning AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for all age groups where alternatives are available, in an interview published Sunday.

European Medicines Agency official suggests ditching AstraZeneca jab

South Africa, which is struggling to roll out its inoculation programme as it enters a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, said Sunday it will pull two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following contamination concerns at one of the US drugmaker's sites.

South Africa pulls two million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The US is eyeing joint production of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine with India, aiming to ramp up production of the jabs. US chargé d’affaires Daniel Smith has revealed that the US government is in talks with its Indian counterpart to arrange the raw materials — listed by India — needed to manufacture the vaccines.

US mulls joint production of Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine with India

Denmark said Monday it would not include the Covid-19 vaccine from US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson in its national vaccination campaign, citing worries over serious side effects involving blood clots.

Denmark drops Johnson & Johnson from Covid vaccination programme

European Union member states on Thursday started administering Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine after backing by Europe’s drug regulator, earlier this week.

Use of single-dose J&J COVID-19 vaccine begins in European Union

Italy on Tuesday declared the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to be "safe" and said it would prioritise its use for people over 60. The announcement came hours after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said blood clots should be listed as a "very rare" side effect of the vaccine.

Italy approves J&J vaccine, recommends it for over 60s