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Vials labelled "Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo, in this illustration photo taken March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

The vaccine will not be used until at least March 29 as a precaution

A woman walks past newspaper billboards during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File Photo
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South Africa may sell AstraZeneca shots as it switches to J&J vaccine to fight variant

File Photo: A member of the medical staff holds a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Foch hospital in Suresnes, near Paris, France, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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AstraZeneca vaccine could get WHO emergency approval by mid-February

File Photo: A member of the medical staff holds a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Foch hospital in Suresnes, near Paris, France, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Global health officials back AstraZeneca vaccine after South Africa study rings alarm

A vail of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is seen at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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UK says Astrazeneca vaccine prevents Covid-19 death as South Africa halts shots

Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) started an accelerated "rolling review" of the vaccine at the start of this month as data comes in on safety and efficacy. Photo: Reuters
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Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid shot less effective against South African variant: Study

FILE PHOTO: The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on medication packages in a pharmacy in London, April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
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AstraZeneca contract includes UK as 'best effort' base for output to EU

Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: Reuters.
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EU demands AstraZeneca plan to break vaccine deadlock

A medical worker receives the AstraZeneca's Covishield coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, after the country received 1.5 million doses of the vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin
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Myanmar launches vaccination drive, prioritises frontline healthcare workers

European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019/ Reuters
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EU to tighten vaccine exports amid row with AstraZeneca

A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Saudi Arabia to get AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India

A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
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AstraZeneca to supply 31m Covid-19 shots to EU in first quarter, a 60% cut

Sample from patients are analysed as part of the trial. Photo: BBC.
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Oxford scientists preparing vaccine versions to combat emerging virus variants