Tag: Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine
I’m over 50 and hesitant about the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. Should I wait for Pfizer?
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It’s been well documented that there’s a significant level of vaccine hesitancy in the Australian community at the moment. This appears to be...
What is Novavax, Australia’s third COVID vaccine option? And when will we get it?
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As AstraZeneca is no longer the preferred vaccine for Australian adults under 50, attention is turning to what other COVID-19 vaccine options are...
What is thrombocytopenia, the rare blood condition possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?
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The federal government has asked Australia’s medical and vaccine regulators to urgently consider the European Medicines Agency’s finding of a possible link between the...
Data suggest no increased risk of blood clots from the AstraZeneca vaccine. Australia shouldn’t pause its rollout
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Ireland and the Netherlands have temporarily paused their rollouts of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, due to concerns about blood clots.
The move follows reports from Norway over...
5 things you need to know about the AstraZeneca vaccine now the TGA has approved it for use in Australia
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) yesterday announced it has provisionally approved AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine for use in Australia.
The approval applies to people over 18,...
Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is a global game changer
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In the long dark tunnel that has been 2020, November stands out as the month that light appeared. Some might see...