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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025
AstraZeneca says it will withdraw Covid-19 vaccine globally as demand dips

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Reuters
08 May, 2024, 11:25 am
Last modified: 08 May, 2024, 12:57 pm

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AstraZeneca says it will withdraw Covid-19 vaccine globally as demand dips

The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria's marketing authorisations within Europe

Reuters
08 May, 2024, 11:25 am
Last modified: 08 May, 2024, 12:57 pm
A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman

AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic.

The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria's marketing authorizations within Europe.

"As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available updated vaccines," the company said, adding that this had led to a decline in demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied.

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According to media reports, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker has previously admitted in court documents that the vaccine causes side-effects such as blood clots and low blood platelet counts.

The firm's application to withdraw the vaccine was made on 5 March and came into effect on 7 May, according to the Telegraph, which first reported the development.

London-listed AstraZeneca began moving into respiratory syncytial virus vaccines and obesity drugs through several deals last year after a slowdown in growth as Covid-19 medicine sales declined.

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