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As curfew ends and seaports reopen, Premier eyes full June reopening
After cases of Covid-19 recently spiked to their highest level in months before again receding to 10 as of yesterday,Virgin Islands leaders are forging ahead with plans to ease restrictions …
As government officials encourage residents to get vaccinated, known active Covid-19 cases dropped yesterday to 10, and Premier Andrew Fahie has set his sights on fully reopening the territory in June. Above, people queue up for the vaccine in front of Rite Way Food Market in Pasea. (Photo: PROVIDED)
After cases of Covid-19 recently spiked to their highest level in months before again receding to 10 as of yesterday,Virgin Islands leaders are forging ahead with plans to ease restrictions and reboot the tourism economy.Â
European Medicines Agency Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine, but Concerns Remain
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Following 20 million AstraZeneca jabs so far administered in the UK there have been 79 blood clot cases recorded, from which 19 deaths have occurred. The UK government’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) concludes that roughly one in 100,000 young adults are likely to develop these types of blood clots after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.
, co-authored by David Spiegelhalter, chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at Cambridge University, and Anthony Masters of the Royal Statistical Society, calls this a “tolerable risk” compared to the vaccine’s benefits. It compares the chances of dying from the vaccine to the risk of dying under general anaesthesia, or on a skydiving jump, or winning the UK Lotto jackpot if you bought 450 tickets, or guessing the last five digits of someone’s mobile phone number.
NIAC expected to recommend giving AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 60 only
The committee met today to discuss the use of the jab, By Stephen McDermott Monday 12 Apr 2021, 3:17 PM 2 hours ago 22,184 Views 57 Comments
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THE NATIONAL IMMUNISATION Advisory Committee (NIAC) is expected to recommend that the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should only be given to those aged 60 and over only.
The committee met this morning to review the vaccine following a warning from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) last week that unusual blood clots should be listed as a “very rare side effect”.
NIAC discussed the EMA’s statement and has consulted with EU colleagues, and is expected to recommend restricting the use of the vaccine in certain age groups as a precautionary measure.
AstraZeneca s woes continued this week after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said there is a possible link between the company s jab and a rare form of serious blood clots.
But the EMA still recommended its use in the fight against COVID-19, saying the benefits outweigh the risks. This vaccine has proven to be highly effective. It prevents severe disease and hospitalisation, and it is saving lives.we need to use the vaccines we have to protect us from the devastating effects, of this virus, the EMA s Executive Director Emer Cooke said during a press conference on Wednesday.
The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker has said it was working with global authorities to better understand the vaccine s side effects.
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OTTAWA The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is standing by its emergency recommendation to extend timing of second doses of COVID-19 vaccines up to four months after the first, but says most Canadians will probably only wait half that long.
The panel is also keeping an eye on the latest reports, released Wednesday in Europe and the United Kingdom, on Oxford-AstraZeneca’s vaccine and the risk of blood clots. NACI is awaiting further information from Health Canada before deciding if it needs to adjust its recommendation not to give AstraZeneca to people under 55.
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