The Australian drug body has been notified of two more fatalities from blood clotting after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. These are the fifth and sixth deaths linked to the first dose of the vaccine from 6.1 million doses, according to the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s latest update. The two deaths were linked to confirmed cases of…

The Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines for COVID-19 are nearly as effective against the Delta variant as they are against the previously dominant Alpha variant, when the person receives two doses of the vaccine, a new study published on Wednesday suggests. The highly contagious Delta variant, first identified in India in late 2020, is now the…

Scientists have already started looking for new vaccine candidates for the CCP virus as the mRNA vaccines, such as Pfizer and Moderna, become less effective against increasingly contagious coronavirus mutations, according to new research. The report, published in the U.S.-based New England Journal of Medicine at the beginning of July found that vaccine-induced antibodies were 2.9…

Thailand is currently experiencing a spike in COVID-19 infections. On July 11, the number of cases reported reached a record high of 9,418. The death toll on July 10 was 91, also a historic high. Due to the abrupt rise in cases, the Thailand government changed its vaccine policy, and started giving the AstraZeneca (AZ)…

The UK government will confront Malta over reports it refused to accept UK travellers vaccinated with an India-made batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the transport secretary has said. Grant Shapps said the vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India is “absolutely the same product” as batches made elsewhere. He made the comments in response…

A 72-year-old woman has died after developing rare blood clots following the AstraZeneca jab. The South Australian woman received the vaccine on June 24, became unwell and was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on July 5. She passed away on July 11, according to State Premier Steven Marshall. “Our thoughts are with her family…

Commentary In an illuminating op-ed published in The Epoch Times, Tshung Chang purports to explain why the COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia is proceeding slowly. Only 1.94 million out of 25 million Australians are fully vaccinated, which is 7.7 percent of the population. This places Australia near the bottom of OECD countries that have embarked…

The head of the Vaccination Taskforce, Lieutenant-General John Frewen, has cleared up the controversy surrounding eligibility for vaccinations after Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Dr. Jeannette Young appeared to give conflicting advice to Australians about the AstraZeneca vaccine. On Monday, the prime minister said that people aged under 40 could…

The head of Australia’s Vaccination Taskforce, Lieutenant-General John Frewen, has clarified the expert advice about eligibility for vaccinations after Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Dr. Jeannette Young appeared to give conflicting advice to Australians about the AstraZeneca vaccine. On Monday, the prime minister said that people aged under 40 could…

The AstraZeneca vaccine is now available at the local GP for all Australian adults who understand the risks and are willing to take the vaccine. On Monday evening, following an emergency cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that while the British vaccine was recommended for peoples over 60, the advice now does not prohibit…