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AstraZeneca suspensions: Overreaction or wise precaution?
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Venezuela will not grant a license to use the AstraZeneca vaccine due to adverse results on people who received the vaccine, the Foreign Ministry has said, quoting Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.
A number of countries have temporarily suspended use of the shot over blood clot concerns. But the company and major health agencies maintain it is safe to use.
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people flying in the US reached its highest level since a year ago when the pandemic hit. Transport Security Administration (TSA) officers screened 1.3 million people at airport security checkpoints on Sunday, the highest figure since March 15, 2020. We remain confident that this layered approach significantly reduces risk and are encouraged that science continues to confirm there is a very low risk of virus transmission onboard aircraft, a spokesperson for Airlines for America, which advocates for major US airlines, told news website
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AstraZeneca will be Australia s main COVID-19 vaccine, with CSL s Melbourne plant expected to start its rolling supply from next week, gearing up to produce one million doses each week.
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Professor Kelly told reporters while authorities are closely monitoring the situation, there is no need to pause Australia s rollout. I want to make it very clear that here in Australia safety is our first priority. And in any large vaccine rollout, we do expect to see unusual events, and we monitor very closely and carefully for those, he said on Tuesday afternoon. But this does not mean an event that happens after vaccination has been given is due to that vaccine.