UK under-40s to get alternative to AstraZeneca jab UK regulators said under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Coronavirus • 07 May
AstraZeneca Q1 Covid-19 vaccine revenue reaches $275m AstraZeneca said today that its Covid-19 vaccine contributed $275m in sales and shaved off three cents per share from its first-quarter earnings. Business • 30 Apr
EU may not order further AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines The European Union's internal markets commissioner Thierry Breton has hinted that the bloc might decide not to order AstraZeneca's coronavirus jab again following delays in ... Astrazeneca • 18 Apr
Australia says clotting death likely linked to AZ jab Australia has reported its first fatality from blood clots in a recipient of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shot, and its regulator said there was a likely link ... Coronavirus • 16 Apr
What happens now after new AstraZeneca advice? It is important not to overstate the impact of the latest recommendation for the AstraZeneca vaccine on the national immunisation campaign. Coronavirus • 13 Apr
NIAC recommends restriction of AZ jab to over-60s The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended that only people over 60 years of age should get the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Coronavirus • 12 Apr
EU looks to secure 1.8bn 2nd-generation vaccine doses The EU is about to start negotiations with a single pharmaceutical company to secure up to 1.8 billion doses of a "second generation" mRNA vaccine ... Coronavirus • 09 Apr
16 reports of blood clots following AZ vaccine - HPRA The Health Products Regulatory Authority has said it has received 16 reports of blood clots occurring following vaccination with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Coronavirus • 06 Apr
Norway delays AstraZeneca vaccine decision for 3 weeks Norway will delay a decision on whether to resume the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine until 15 April, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has ... Coronavirus • 26 Mar
France accuses UK of 'blackmail' over vaccine supplies French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Europe would not let itself be subjected to "a kind of blackmail" by Britain over supplies of Covid-19 ... Coronavirus • 26 Mar
AstraZeneca says vaccine 76% effective in updated data AstraZeneca has revised down by three percentage points the effectiveness of its Covid vaccine after American authorities raised concerns that results reported from its US ... Coronavirus • 25 Mar
Johnson rules out retaliation over AstraZeneca vaccine British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the possibility the UK could engage in a tit-for-tat vaccine export war with the European Union after it ... UK • 23 Mar
AstraZeneca to publish more data on US trial Drugmaker AstraZeneca said it will release further data "within 48 hours" on US trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, after health officials raised concerns about the ... Coronavirus • 23 Mar
EU health chief urges increased vaccine production European Union Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides has urged other countries manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines to contribute to global supply and facilitate the good functioning of supply ... Coronavirus • 23 Mar
EU chief threatens AstraZeneca export ban over supplies EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to halt exports of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines if the bloc did not receive its promised deliveries first, ... Coronavirus • 20 Mar
Key questions as EU regulator to rule on AstraZeneca The European Medicines Agency is set to decide what to do about blood clot fears over the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab. Coronavirus • 18 Mar
Sterling takes hit on AstraZeneca vaccine suspension Sterling fell against both the euro and the dollar today with analysts attributing the move to news that Germany, Italy, Ireland and France suspended AstraZeneca's ... Business • 16 Mar
Vaccine suspension 'necessary' for confidence - Butler The Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee has said it will be the end of the coming week before a conclusion is reached on ... Coronavirus • 14 Mar
What has happened with the AstraZeneca vaccine? Ireland has followed several European countries who have temporarily suspended the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of people suffering blood clots. Coronavirus • 14 Mar
Donnelly hoping AZ suspension is only 'short deferral' The Minister for Health has said he hopes the decision to temporarily suspend the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine "is nothing more than a very ... Coronavirus • 14 Mar
AZ vaccine target for EU hinges on factory approval AstraZeneca's new aim of supplying 30 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the EU by the end March hinges on the EU's drug regulator ... Coronavirus • 13 Mar
Denmark, Norway, Iceland suspend use of AZ vaccine Denmark, Norway and Iceland have temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots, as the manufacturer and ... Coronavirus • 11 Mar
EU buys up to 300 million more Moderna jabs The European Commission has said it had struck a deal for an extra 150 million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine this year, nearly doubling the ... World • 17 Feb
AstraZeneca forecasts 2021 growth on strong Q4 sales AstraZeneca has forecast 2021 revenue growth after the Covid-19 vaccine developer beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter product sales, as a wide range of therapies helped ... Business • 11 Feb
Dutch government extends night curfew until 3 March The Dutch government is to extend a night-time curfew intended to slow the spread of Covid-19 until 3 March, the country's justice minister said today. Coronavirus • 08 Feb
