AstraZeneca is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine from worldwide circulation and marketing authorizations.
FILE-Medical staff prepares a syringe from a vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany, Monday, March 22, 2021. AstraZeneca said Thursday that it is withdrawing its application for approval of …
The British-Swedish company recently acknowledged side effects such as blood clots and low platelet counts in court papers, Reuters news agency But AstraZeneca said in a statement that the slipping COVID-19 market has become saturated with newer vaccines, hurting Vaxzevria’s sales. “As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available updated vaccines,” the company said.The multinational company’s application to withdraw Vaxzevria was made March 5 and took effect Tuesday, according to the first reports on the matter from the Telegraph.NEW: Significant elections, enduring consequences
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