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Can AstraZeneca dispel doubts about its shots?
With the company caught up in murky data releases and public relations misfires, experts worry that the world may turn its back on a vaccine that still holds promise for combating the pandemic.
ByLinda Marsa
The AstraZeneca shot was supposed to be
the vaccine for a couple of billion people. It is inexpensive at just a couple of dollars per dose and can be stored in an ordinary fridge unlike the mRNA vaccines. But after reports the shot may trigger a rare side effect, and the company’s string of communication blunders, public health officials worry that the people in some countries may have lost faith in the world’s most important vaccine.
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Exclusive: Dialysis clinics provide new path for delivery of stockpiled COVID-19 antibody drugs in U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers treat patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O Hare/File Photo reuters tickers
This content was published on December 30, 2020 - 15:38
December 30, 2020 - 15:38
By Deena Beasley
(Reuters) - Dialysis centers in the United States are rolling out COVID-19 antibody treatments this week, a new path for delivery of Eli Lilly and Regeneron drugs approved for emergency use but facing skepticism and logistical problems in some hospitals.
Supplies of the drugs are piling up as hospitals grapple with overflowing wards and mass vaccinations. Kidney dialysis patients are among those most at risk from COVID-19, which is especially deadly among people with chronic illnesses.