Norway extends AstraZeneca vaccination halt for another three weeks
26th Mar 2021 11:58
(Sharecast News) - Norway is set to delay its decision on whether to resume Covid-19 vaccinations with the AstraZeneca jab by another three weeks, the country's Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on Friday.
Read moreAstraZeneca revises down efficacy rate on US Covid vaccine trial
25th Mar 2021 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Pharma giant AstraZeneca revised down the efficacy rate for its US Covid-19 vaccine trial to 76% after authorities there said the company had published incomplete data in trial results.
Read moreEuropean Union set to tighten curbs on vaccine exports
24th Mar 2021 16:29
(Sharecast News) - European Union officials will meet on Thursday to approve changes that could potentially lead to a reduction in exports of Covid-19 vaccine shots from the bloc.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
23rd Mar 2021 13:12
(Sharecast News) - Fevertree: Barclays upgrades to buy with a target price of 2,500p.
Read moreAstraZeneca vaccine trial data questioned by US agency
23rd Mar 2021 10:27
(Sharecast News) - A US health agency has questioned AstraZeneca's efficacy data on its Covid-19 vaccine, with concerns raised that recently released results from clinical trials may include outdated information.
Read moreJohnson to call EU leaders over AstraZeneca vaccine row
22nd Mar 2021 09:32
(Sharecast News) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to speak to EU leaders on Monday in an effort to resolve the escalating row over Covid-19 vaccine supplies from AstraZeneca.
Read moreAstraZeneca vaccine gets positive US trial results
22nd Mar 2021 07:35
(Sharecast News) - A final-stage US trial of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine has found it to be 100% effective at keeping patients out of hospital.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: UK vaccine record, Turkish lira, Strict restrictions
21st Mar 2021 12:55
(Sharecast News) - The UK's vaccine record was once again broken yesterday, the Department for Health has confirmed, with 873,784 vaccinations registered. This breaks down into 686,424 first doses and 70,449 second doses in England; 59,415 first doses and 13,160 second doses in Scotland; 26,939 first doses and 9,429 second doses in Wales; and 4,785 first doses and 3,183 second doses in Northern Ireland. Yesterday's figures also represent a record amount of first doses in the UK, as well as a record number of doses overall. - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreEMA reiterates AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is 'safe and effective'
18th Mar 2021 18:29
(Sharecast News) - Europe's drugs regulator reiterated that the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is "safe and effective".
Read moreAstraZeneca and top supplier defend vaccine production
17th Mar 2021 14:03
(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca and one of its main European suppliers have defended their Covid-19 vaccine production process after the European Medicines Agency said it was investigating potential defects in certain batches.
Read more'No indication' AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine causes blood clots - EMA
16th Mar 2021 13:42
(Sharecast News) - The European Medicines Agency said on Tuesday there is "no indication" that AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine causes blood clots.
Read morePfizer and BioNTech to accelerate deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines to EU
16th Mar 2021 11:30
(Sharecast News) - Pfizer and BioNTech will bring forward some deliveries of their Covid-19 vaccine to the European Union to the second quarter.
Read moreJefferies upgrades AstraZeneca to 'buy', hikes price target
16th Mar 2021 09:55
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies upgraded its stance on shares of AstraZeneca to 'buy' from 'hold' on Tuesday saying the pharmaceuticals company's impressive revenue and profit trajectory is compelling relative to EU peers, with improving quality of earnings and cash flow generation set to ease concerns.
Read moreAstraZeneca increases Covid-19 vaccine doses to US
16th Mar 2021 07:49
(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca said it had amended its existing agreement with the US government to supply up to 500,000 extra doses of its Covid-19 vaccine AZD7442 for $205m.
Read moreIreland, Netherlands suspend AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot risks
15th Mar 2021 12:41
(Sharecast News) - The Irish and the Dutch governments were the latest to join the list of countries that have halted the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination programme until the risk of blood clots is ruled out, even as Europe's main drugs regulator said the benefits of the shot continued to outweigh the risks.
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