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In UK filing, AstraZeneca admits for first time its COVID vaccine can cause rare side effect

In UK filing, AstraZeneca admits for first time its COVID vaccine can cause rare side effect

Lawyers argue the vaccine produced a side effect that has had a devastating effect on a small number of families.

  • by Robert Mendick

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COVID broke our pandemic rule book. What should be in our next plan?

COVID broke our pandemic rule book. What should be in our next plan?

We can’t predict when the next pandemic will come, but there are things we can learn from the last one.

  • by Aisha Dow
Six issues the new COVID inquiry must cover

Six issues the new COVID inquiry must cover

An inquiry will examine Australia’s response to a once-in-a-generation pandemic. Here are the issues it must probe to prepare Australia for the next killer bug.

  • by Rachel Clun, Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
The China decision that has global giants worried

The China decision that has global giants worried

Increased friction between the US and China has created a dilemma for some of the world’s biggest companies.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Australia facing mRNA vaccine shortfall in global race for latest jabs

Australia facing mRNA vaccine shortfall in global race for latest jabs

Australia risks being at the back of the global queue for variant-specific COVID-19 vaccines, with the government yet to strike a deal with Moderna for supply next year.

  • by Dana Daniel
AstraZeneca may not stay in vaccines, but CEO has no COVID regrets

AstraZeneca may not stay in vaccines, but CEO has no COVID regrets

Fortunes quickly changed for the drugmaker that produced one of the first COVID-19 shots but has since lost out to rivals.

  • by Aimee Donnellan and Natalie Grover
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Transplant, cancer patients missing out on COVID prevention drug

Transplant, cancer patients missing out on COVID prevention drug

Heart transplant recipient Victoria McGee, 38, said she finally got her Evusheld dose less than two weeks ago, “but not without a fight”.

  • by Kate Aubusson
When and where to get your fourth COVID-19 dose

When and where to get your fourth COVID-19 dose

After federal Health Minister Mark Butler signed off on ATAGI’s recommendations, here is how to know if you are eligible for another coronavirus vaccine.

  • by Mary Ward
Butler orders swift inquiry into COVID-19 vaccine purchasing

Butler orders swift inquiry into COVID-19 vaccine purchasing

The review, to be led by respected former Health Department chief Jane Halton, will examine the deals struck by the former government to purchase vaccines and therapeutic treatments as well as current supplies and future needs.

  • by James Massola
‘She wanted to do her bit’: Parents call for COVID inquiry after death of daughter

‘She wanted to do her bit’: Parents call for COVID inquiry after death of daughter

Katie Lees died from an extremely rare blood clotting disorder just 11 days after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.

  • by Lucy Carroll and Mary Ward
Older Australians told to book COVID-19 booster with flu shot amid immunity concerns

Older Australians told to book COVID-19 booster with flu shot amid immunity concerns

More than 450,000 vaccinated Australians who received the AstraZeneca vaccine last year have not come forward for a booster.

  • by Mary Ward

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