EU regulator advices against second AstraZeneca shot in those with blood clotsThe advice for healthcare professionals was provided by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as part of an ongoing review into rare, but sev...
21 May, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
Government panel finds some cases of clots post Covishield jabsWhile the advisory will tell recipients to watch out for certain symptoms for at least 28 days after taking the shot, experts say blood clo...
17 May, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
COVID-19 not just lung disease, can also cause dangerous blood clots: ExpertsGlobal studies have shown that the prevalence of blood clot formation known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in hospitalised COVID-19 patients...
07 May, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Germany sets no limits on use of J&J COVID-19 shotGermany's vaccine committee, known as STIKO, has limited the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot to those aged 60 and above due to the risk ...
24 Apr, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
AstraZeneca vaccine benefits increase with age: EU drug watchdogThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) was presenting its findings after the European Commission asked it to look into concerns that prompted ...
23 Apr, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
EU agency says people should get second dose of AstraZeneca tooThe agency said there were "no or limited data to change current recommendations." It said it wasn't known whether the risk of a rare blood...
23 Apr, 2021, 08.14 PM IST
European Medicines Agency to issue more guidance on AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shotEarlier this month, the Amsterdam-based drug regulator for the 27-nation European Union said there was a "possible link" between the AstraZ...
23 Apr, 2021, 06.48 PM IST
Blood clots should be listed as rare Johnson & Johnson side effect, says Europe drug watchdogThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement that it had found a "possible link" between the jab and the clots, following eight ...
20 Apr, 2021, 08.30 PM IST
Johnson & Johnson asked rival COVID-19 vaccine makers to probe clotting risks: WSJAstraZeneca, which had been buffeted by similar blood-clotting concerns for weeks, agreed, while Pfizer Inc and Moderna executive declined,...
16 Apr, 2021, 05.34 PM IST
Covid vaccines and rare blood clots are making headlines. Before you worry, here's everything you need to knowConcerning symptoms may occur a week to three weeks after the J&J vaccine.
14 Apr, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
How worried should we be about blood clots linked to AstraZeneca and J&J vaccines?With both the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J)vaccines, the reports involve extremely rare clotting, including a type of blood clot ...
13 Apr, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
WHO says surplus AstraZeneca vaccines in rich nations must go to poor countriesWHO said there is an acute shortage of vaccines and most countries did not have any doses to cover frontline workers such as healthcare sta...
11 Apr, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
EU reviews Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for blood clots, expands AstraZeneca probeFour serious cases of rare blood clots with low platelets, one of which was fatal, have been reported after inoculation with J&J's vaccine ...
09 Apr, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
How worried should we be about links of blood clots to AstraZeneca's vaccine?The EMA said its vaccine side effects monitoring system, as of April 4, had received 169 reports of cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombos...
09 Apr, 2021, 03.46 PM IST
UK agency: Under-30s to be offered non-AstraZeneca vaccineThe decision was announced soon after the European Union's drug regulator said it had found a ``possible link'' between the AstraZeneca cor...
07 Apr, 2021, 11.27 PM IST
UK regulator found total of 30 cases of blood clot events after AstraZeneca vaccine useMHRA, European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization have reiterated that benefits of the vaccine in the prevention of COVID-1...
03 Apr, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
EXPLAINER: What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reportsEarlier in March, more than a dozen countries, including Germany, suspended their use of AstraZeneca over the blood clot issue.
31 Mar, 2021, 09.52 PM IST