Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest BRUSSELS/LONDON, FEBRUARY 16The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by... World 16 Feb, 2022
COVAX cuts NKorea's COVID vaccine allotment after no deliveries accepted The COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine-sharing programme has scaled back the number of doses allocated for North Korea, international aid organisations said, as the country has so far failed to arrange for any shipments. World 10 Feb, 2022
India's Serum Institute applies for full approval of Covishield vaccine Serum Institute Of India has applied to the country's drug regulator and the health ministry for full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, the company's chief executive said on Friday. World 31 Dec, 2021
Nigeria destroys 1 million expired donated COVID-19 vaccines Nigeria destroyed more than 1 million expired doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not be used before their expiration date. World 23 Dec, 2021
India's Serum Institute resumes vaccine exports under COVAX facility India's Serum Institute resumes vaccine exports under COVAX facility World 26 Nov, 2021
Kathmandu metropolis to inoculate 18+ citizens with first dose of AstraZeneca Kathmandu Metropolitan City has decided to inoculate all the citizens above 18 years with AstraZeneca anti-Covid-19 vaccine from all 32 wards of the district starting Monday. Kathmandu 27 Sep, 2021
Bhutan PM says ready to mix COVID-19 doses to deal with vaccine shortages Bhutan's Prime Minister on Thursday said he "has no problem" in mixing-and-matching COVID-19 vaccine doses to immunize a population of about 700,000 people in the tiny Himalayan nation. World 24 Jun, 2021
AstraZeneca says working with Southeast Asian nations on vaccine deliveries AstraZeneca says it is working closely with Southeast Asia governments to ensure its COVID-19 vaccine is supplied "as quickly as possible", after reported delays in deliveries of orders from a Thai plant owned by the country's powerful king. World 10 Jun, 2021
Nepal appeals for COVID-19 vaccines as cases rise Nepal, wedged between China and India, has already vaccinated more than two million people with the AstraZeneca vaccine provided by India and China's Sinopharm. Nepal 04 May, 2021
J&J to resume rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe with safety warning Johnson & Johnson World 21 Apr, 2021
AstraZeneca shot is good if safety issues can be overcome, US official Fauci says US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine had good efficacy, but safety concerns needed to be straightened out and it might not be needed for Americans because of supplies of other shots. Health 13 Apr, 2021
US health body questions AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial data AstraZeneca may have used "outdated information" in the results of a large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial, a US health agency said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubt on the shot, its potential US rollout and plunging its developers, once again, into controversy. World 23 Mar, 2021
