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WHO authorises AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

In a statement Monday, the WHO said it was clearing the AstraZeneca vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India and South Korea's AstraZeneca-SKBio

UN approves AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

WHO has granted an emergency authorization to AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine, a move that should allow the UN agency's partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide

J&J's vaccine implementation study in South Africa gets regulator nod

South Africa has yet to launch its Covid-19 vaccination programme and the government has decided to go with the J&J dose

For whom the Covid bell tolls

It's John Donne's foreboding in reverse: No matter for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you and me

Vaccine against new Covid variants may take 6-9 months: AstraZeneca

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said it could take between six to nine months to produce Covid-19 vaccines that are effective against new variants of the virus

African nations still encouraged to use AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

African countries without the coronavirus variant dominant in South Africa were encouraged go ahead and use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca working to adapt Covid-19 vaccine to new strains

AstraZeneca said Thursday it's working with the University of Oxford to adapt its Covid-19 vaccine to protect against new strains of the virus

AstraZeneca sees growth picking up, even without Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca's core business for diabetes, heart and kidney, and cancer medicines has proved resilient

AstraZeneca sees growth picking up, even without Covid-19 vaccine

The pharma company's Q4 sales beat expectations, profit in line and expects to report Covid-19 vaccine sales from Q1

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine recommended for all adults by WHO panel

The shot's effect in older people is expected to be the same as for younger recipients, said Alejandro Cravioto, chairman of the WHO panel, in a briefing

A shot at recovery

Vaccine delivery needs to move beyond govt control

India backs AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine despite South Africa halt

South Africa delayed use of the vaccine after researchers found it offered minimal protection against mild-to-moderate Covid-19 disease caused by the country's dominant coronavirus variant

Greece receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine, inoculation to begin

"We received 45,000 doses yesterday, the first 45,000 doses from AstraZeneca, and we expect more in the coming days," Themistokleous said

UK, EU nations rally behind Astra jab after South Africa halts roll-out

South Africa looks to J&J vaccine

Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech ramp up Covid-19 vaccine export plan

Home-grown firms get new orders: 10 million for SII, 4.5 million for Bharat Bio

AstraZeneca Pharma India Q3 net profit declines 21% at Rs 21 crore

Drug firmAstraZeneca Pharma India on Monday reported a 21 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 21.05 crore for the quarter ended in December

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South Africa puts AstraZeneca vaccinations on hold over variant data

Prior to widespread circulation of the more contagious variant, the vaccine was showing efficacy of around 75%

Astrazeneca gets nod to use ant-diabetes drug for kidney disease in India

The firm said it has received marketing authorisation to use its anti-diabetic drug dapagliflozin for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease

AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine shows less effect against S Africa variant

Company has started adapting vaccine against variant, shot may be ready by autumn this year