Covid Breaking News: AstraZeneca Withdraws US Application For Vaccine

Covid Breaking News: AstraZeneca Withdraws US Application For Vaccine
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It’s been just revealed that AstraZeneca decided to withdraw the US application for their covid vaccine. Check out the latest reports about the issue below.

AstraZeneca drops news about the covid vaccine

It’s been just reported that AstraZeneca is no longer pursuing U.S. approval of its COVID-19 vaccine, Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said in a media call on Thursday.

Demand for vaccines in the country is declining and the market is well served by the mRNA shots, he said, according to the same reports. 

The company has been making a lot of headlines in relation to the vaccine.

It’s been recently reported that Astra Zeneca’s covid vaccine just received full authorization in Europe despite the scandal that the firm is involved in. Check out the latest reports below.

AstraZeneca in the news 

Not too long ago, we also revealed that there is a new study that reportedly found a causal link between the viral vector vaccines by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson and the occurrence of blood disorders.

It seems that the controversy around the covid vaccine continues.

A recent study conducted by the British Medical Journal found that the risk of thrombosis -(this means blood clots that block blood vessels) after an AstraZeneca vaccine was higher than after a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

“After a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, there is a 30% higher risk of thrombocytopenia compared to a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine,” the study noted. The very same notes also added that this risk is rare. Check out our previous article in order to learn more details about this. 

New covid vaccine gets Europe authorization 

AstraZeneca’s covid vaccine, Vaxzevria has been granted full marketing authorization in the European Union. This is what the British drug major said in a statement on Tuesday.

Vaxzevria was originally granted conditional marketing authorization, and this was due to the urgency of the pandemic.


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Rada Mateescu

Passionate about freedom, truth, humanity, and subjects from the science and health-related areas, Rada has been blogging for about ten years, and at Health Thoroughfare, she's covering the latest news on these niches.

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