Concerns rise over AZ jabs as UK reports seven deaths
April 03, 2021
ICMR expert says countries should decide on local realities
Concerns over rare blood clots reported in recipients of the AstraZeneca-OxfordUniversity vaccine got closer home for the British-Swedish company, with the United Kingdom’s regulator confirming seven deaths.
“Out of the 30 reports up to and including 24 March, sadly 7 have died,” the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said in a statement on Saturday. The development comes even as several European countries and Canada have restricted the use of the vaccine in older people. The US is still to give the vaccine a go-ahead.
India Approves Two Vaccine Candidates, But Letâs Not Pretend Everything Is Okay
India stands at the cusp of one of the world s largest vaccination drives â but while the moment is suffused with hope, a lot still depends on good luck.
A medical worker prepares a vaccination against COVID-19 in Jerusalem, December 23, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Ammar Awad/File Photo
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In a short, eight-minute statement at 11 am on January 3, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V.G. Somani announced that his office had authorised two COVID-19 vaccine candidates for restricted use in the country. With the statement, India officially stood at the cusp of one of the world’s largest vaccination drives. But while the moment is suffused with hope, it will pay to remember at all times what exactly will happen from today: not a well-understood or well-planned event, and still hinged â for all the celebration of the science â on good luck.