RDIF says early results of 'mix & match' of Sputnik Light, AstraZeneca jab found to be safeAstraZeneca COVID vaccine is the same as Covishield which is used in India and several other countries.
14 Feb, 2022, 06.58 PM IST
AstraZeneca sees $4B in COVID vaccine sales as revenue soarsAstraZeneca recorded a big jump in revenue on Thursday as it begins to take a profit from its coronavirus vaccine for the first time. The c...
10 Feb, 2022, 03.37 PM IST
AstraZeneca adds 2.5% after initiating talks on Covid prevention drug with Indian authoritiesEvusheld, a Covid-19 prevention drug for individuals with weakened immune systems, has received emergency use authorisation in the US.
10 Dec, 2021, 11.56 AM IST
AstraZeneca pulls request for Swiss approval of COVID-19 shotSwitzerland has cleared the BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for use. However, national medical regulator Swissmedic...
04 Nov, 2021, 07.00 PM IST
India likely to allow smaller gap between AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses sold privately: SourcesEarlier this month, the high court in Kerala ordered changes in the health ministry's vaccine-booking platform to give people paying for va...
22 Sep, 2021, 12.28 PM IST
AstraZeneca hits snag in Covid drug developmentThe drug, made from a combination of two antibodies, failed its main goal to treat Covid-19 symptoms in exposed patients, AstraZeneca said ...
15 Jun, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
AstraZeneca shots should be halted for over-60s too: EMA officialThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) considers the Astrazeneca shot safe for all age groups. However several European Union member states ha...
13 Jun, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
COVID: AstraZeneca pledges $250,000 as humanitarian aid to IndiaThe aid to India is part of the USD 1 million which the British-Swedish multinational has earmarked for relief initiatives across communiti...
11 May, 2021, 09.19 PM IST
UK says under-40s should be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccineThe Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)said the advice reflected low levels of COVID-19 infection in Britain and the ava...
07 May, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
European Union preparing AstraZeneca lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccine deliveries: SourcesThe EU official, who is involved in talks with vaccine makers, said: "EU states have to decide if they participate. It is about fulfillment...
22 Apr, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
Hong Kong govt to delay imports of AstraZeneca vaccine amid safety concernsHealth Secretary Sophia Chan said the global financial centre had a sufficient supply of vaccines, with a total of 15 million doses of Germ...
09 Apr, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
WHO gives nod to AstraZeneca vaccine and its 'tremendous potential'"The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (including Covishield) continues to have a positive benefit-risk profile, with tremendous potential to pr...
20 Mar, 2021, 12.22 AM IST
Ireland suspends Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccineThree health workers in Norway who had recently received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were being treated in hospital for bleeding, bloo...
14 Mar, 2021, 07.43 PM IST
EU seeks answers from AstraZeneca on cut to vaccine supplies in Monday meetingAstraZeneca, which developed its shot with Oxford University, told the EU on Friday that it could not meet the agreed supply targets runnin...
25 Jan, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Astrazeneca Covid vaccine gets approval in Pakistan: Health minister"DRAP granted emergency use authorisation to AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine," Pakistan's Health Minister Faisal Sultan told Reuters, referring...
16 Jan, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
AstraZeneca must prove claim to cheapest COVID-19 vaccine: MSFThe British firm said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine was 70% effective in pivotal trials and could be up to 90% effective, giving the world...
24 Nov, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
India trials of COVID-19 vaccine is going on: Serum InstituteLast month, the Drug Controller General of India had granted permission to the Pune-based SII to conduct Phase-II and -III human clinical t...
10 Sep, 2020, 12.08 PM IST