Why has AstraZeneca recalled Covid-19 vaccine
While the company made the application to withdraw the vaccine on March 5, it came into effect on Tuesday.
While the company made the application to withdraw the vaccine on March 5, it came into effect on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference, the Delhi Health Minister raised concerns about the central government's continuing promotion of this vaccine despite such risks, highlighting issues of blood clots and falling platelet counts leading to heart attacks.
Benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine far outweigh the risks of extremely rare potential side effects, pharma giant AstraZeneca said on Tuesday.
In light of recent concerns surrounding potential rare side effects of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, the pharmaceutical giant has reiterated its commitment to patient safety while emphasising the vaccine's overall safety profile.
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The new inoculation was developed by Bharat Biotech, which had already developed an intravenous product greenlit by the World Health Organization last November.
Last year, South African drug maker Aspen Pharmacare signed a deal with US drug maker Johnson & Johnson to produce the Covid vaccine.
Among the 15-18 age group, 29,69,353 or 88.74 per cent of the population had got their first dose, and 23,55,808 or 70.41 per cent the second dose, the statement said.
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More than 19.91 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with States and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its official statement on Saturday.
