EU seeks court order for AstraZeneca to supply vaccine doses
Commission tells judge of ‘urgent need’ for the shots after drugmaker fails to meet delivery schedule
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Biden to send 20 million U.S.-approved vaccines abroad by end of June
US has already promised 60m doses of AstraZeneca to allies
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Reservations for self-paid COVID-19 vaccinations open in Taiwan
People who get the vaccine using this method will have to pay up to NT$600 (US$21) per shot, in contrast to the NT$80-NT$200 per shot that those on the priority list are required to pay.
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AstraZeneca vaccine: Denmark stops rollout completely
Drug watchdog the European Medicines Agency last week announced a possible link with clots but said the risk of dying of Covid-19 was much greater.
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J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence
The reports are exceedingly rare - six cases out of more than 7 million U.S. inoculations with the one-dose vaccine. But the government recommended a pause in J&J vaccinations this week, not long after European regulators declared that such clots are a rare but possible risk with the AstraZeneca vaccine, a shot made in a similar way but not yet approved for use in the U.S.
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Taiwan, First batch of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX arrives
The 199,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine were shipped from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by an A350-900 aircraft operated by Taiwan's China Airlines.
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U.S. puts J&J in charge of plant that botched COVID vaccine, removes AstraZeneca
J&J said it was “assuming full responsibility” of the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, reiterating that it will deliver 100 million doses to the government by the end of May.
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AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective in new analysis, to seek U.S. approval
Interim data published on Monday had put the vaccine’s efficacy rate at 79% but had not included more recent infections, leading to a highly unusual public rebuke from U.S health officials.
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