AstraZeneca
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?
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
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
Opinion
Inside China
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 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
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
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
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
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
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Coronavirus pandemic
‘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
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
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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