Oxford halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine in children s trial
Wednesday April 07 2021
A health worker holds a vial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, in Bogota on April 5, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
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As several European countries suspend their rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, many African countries are continuing with it, as a principal jab.
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The University of Oxford has halted administering doses of the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with AstraZeneca to children, pending further information about rare blood-clotting issues in adults who have received it.
The trial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on children, aimed at assessing whether the jab produces a strong immune response in those aged between six and 17, started mid February.
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The Kenya Catholic Doctors Association recently issued a press statement discouraging people from getting Covid-19 vaccines, calling them “unnecessary” and “unsafe”. The press release, however, was wrong on a number of points, including claims that steam and hydroxychloroquine can treat Covid-19. The document also punted population control conspiracies; AFP Fact Check has previously debunked these and other claims. The World Health Organization (WHO) dismissed the statement and assured the public that the vaccines were safe.
On March 3, 2021, the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association released a press statement titled “Stopping Ravages And Loss of Human Life from COVID19”. The nine-page document included multiple false or misleading claims about treatments and testing for Covid-19, and promoted unfounded population control conspiracies.