AstraZeneca recalls Covid-19 vaccine globally
(Dan Tri) - AstraZeneca announced its decision to recall the Covid-19 vaccine globally for commercial reasons.
Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine will be recalled globally, according to the Telegraph .
Previously, this pharmaceutical group admitted for the first time in legal documents submitted to the Supreme Court that their Covid-19 vaccine: "In very rare cases can cause thrombosis with hypotension syndrome." platelets (TTS)".
From May 7, this vaccine can no longer be used in the European Union (EU), after the company voluntarily withdrew its "business license" in this area.
"The application to withdraw the Covid-19 vaccine business license in the EU region was submitted by AstraZeneca on March 5 and took effect last Tuesday," Telegraph reported.
Similar applications will be filed over the next few months in the UK and other countries that have approved the vaccine.
However, AstraZeneca said their recall of the vaccine was for commercial reasons. AstraZeneca said that there are currently many other more effective vaccine lines, capable of preventing many new SARS-CoV-2 variants than its vaccine. Therefore, market demand for AstraZeneca's vaccine is no longer there.
Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine name) has received great attention recently, because of a very rare side effect, causing blood clots and low platelets.
TTS has been linked to at least 81 deaths in the UK as well as hundreds of serious injuries. AstraZeneca is being sued by more than 50 victims and relatives in a High Court case.
However, AstraZeneca insisted that the decision to withdraw the vaccine was not related to the lawsuit or its recognition that the vaccine could cause TTS. They said that this move coincidentally coincided with the above event.
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In a statement, AstraZeneca said: "We are extremely proud of Vaxzevria's role in ending the global pandemic. According to independent estimates, more than 6.5 million lives were saved in the first year of use. use and more than three billion doses have been administered globally.
Our work has been recognized by governments around the world and is considered an important factor in ending the global pandemic."
The World Health Organization has declared the vaccine safe and effective for all individuals 18 years of age and older and that side effects (related to the lawsuit) are "very rare."
Several months after deploying this vaccine, serious side effects of this vaccine were identified by scientists. This has led to the recommendation that people under 40 years of age be offered an alternative vaccine.
Regarding the news that AstraZeneca has for the first time admitted that the Covid-19 vaccine can cause blood clots, on May 3, Associate Professor Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health) said, this This is a side effect that Vietnam was also warned about when organizing Astra Zeneca's Covid-19 vaccine injection.
"From the beginning, we have been very cautious in vaccination, everyone must be carefully screened before vaccination. The vaccination process is strictly built, people are tested before vaccination, and their health is monitored. healthy after injection," Associate Professor Khue said.
There have been tens of millions of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine vaccinated in Vietnam, but only a few cases of side effects related to post-vaccination thrombosis have been recorded.
According to www.telegraph.co.uk