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India says ‘minuscule’ clotting cases after AstraZeneca vaccine

India has found 26 suspected cases of bleeding and clotting among recipients of the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday, describing the risk as “minuscule” out of the 164 million doses administered. Some countries have suspended or restricted use of the shot over fears of possible side […]

India says it has no concern about AstraZeneca vaccine side effects

India has no concern about possible side effects of the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine being used in its immunisation campaign, government health official Vinod Kumar Paul told a news conference on Wednesday. Reuters March 17, 2021 Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-says-it-has-no-concern-about-astrazeneca-vaccine-side-effects-2021-03-17/

India drug regulator meets to discuss AstraZeneca vaccine: sources

NEW DELHI – Experts at India’s drug regulator were meeting on Wednesday to consider approving an AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine for emergency use after Britain became the first country to do so, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. A representative of India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization […]

India could get access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January, local manufacturer says

MUMBAI – The head of an Indian company contracted to make AstraZeneca Plc’s AZN.L COVID vaccine said it could deliver it to health care workers and elderly Indians by January as the country’s caseload of infections crossed nine million on Friday. The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine […]

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