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
New study finds slightly increased rates of vein blood clots after AstraZaneca Covid vaccine; stresses risk of adverse events lowThe findings are based on 280,000 people aged 18-65 who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
07 May, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
US to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot riskCDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky added that the pause should increase confidence in vaccine safety, showing "that we are taking every one...
24 Apr, 2021, 08.45 AM 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
Sri Lanka reports six cases of blood clots among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients, 3 deadNearly a million people have been given the first dose of the Indian-made vaccine in the country. No announcement of any halt to the vaccin...
21 Apr, 2021, 02.05 PM IST
How big is the risk of fatal blood clots from Covishield?The risk is extremely low, and the link between blood clots and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is still not 100% clear. Also, the clots can...
21 Apr, 2021, 10.52 AM 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
UK scientists find higher risk of brain clots from COVID-19 compared with vaccinesA study of 500,000 COVID-19 patients found CVST had occurred at a rate of 39 people out of a million following infection, researchers said....
15 Apr, 2021, 05.22 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
US recommends 'pause' for J&J vaccine over clot reportsIn a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigat...
13 Apr, 2021, 06.42 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
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 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
Germany postpones vaccination summit over AstraZeneca furoreA growing number of European countries - including Germany, France, Italy and Spain - suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, t...
16 Mar, 2021, 02.22 PM IST