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  2. After more than three billion doses, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is being withdrawn. AstraZeneca said it was "incredibly proud" of the vaccine, but it had made a commercial decision....

  3. May 8, 2024 · Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced it’s removing its Covid-19 vaccine worldwide. But why is this coronavirus jab being discontinued? FactCheck takes a look.

  4. Nov 9, 2023 · AstraZeneca is facing legal action over its Covid vaccine, by a man who suffered severe brain injury after having the jab in April 2021. Father-of-two Jamie Scott suffered a blood clot that left...

  5. May 23, 2022 · Despite being an excellent vaccine, the use of AstraZeneca in the UK has declined over the course of the COVID pandemic.

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    • Is The AstraZeneca Vaccine Still Being Used in The UK?
    • What Side Effects Can The AstraZeneca Vaccine have?
    • Can The AstraZeneca Vaccine Cause Blood Clots?
    • Why Might These Rare Blood Clots Happen?

    No, the UK government stopped using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in winter 2021. In May 2024, AstraZeneca withdrew the vaccine, now called Vaxzevria, from sale in other countries. The AstraZeneca vaccine played an important role in the UK's life-saving vaccine programme during the early stages of the pandemic, but evidence shows that mRNA vacci...

    While the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is no longer being offered in the UK, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) still monitors potential side effects from this vaccine. Most side effects that have been reported for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine are mild and short-term. The most common side effects are: discomfort at the i...

    Blood clots in combination with low platelet levels (thrombocytopenia) are listed as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Most cases were observed in the first 3-4 weeks after vaccination. In April 2021, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) confirmed a possible link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccinean...

    Research from Cardiff University and Arizona State University, published in December 2021, found a possible explanation of the link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots. They discovered that the adenovirus in the vaccine (which is used to deliver genetic instructions to the cells) can bind with a protein found in the blood, called p...

  6. Mar 16, 2021 · Countries around the world are suspending use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine amid a small number of disconcerting side effect reports. The pause could reshape the global battle against the...

  7. May 8, 2024 · AstraZeneca has begun the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID vaccine - ending an era in which it saved millions of lives while being dogged by controversy.

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