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Colombo, Jun 28 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan senior citizens received on Monday the second dose of the Oxford Astrazeneca (Covishield) COVID-19 vaccine amid the third wave of the pandemic.Sri Lanka is facing a serious shortage of Astrazeneca vaccines to administer the second dose, according to health authorities.The island nation has so far recorded a total of 253,618 COVID-19 cases with 2,944 deaths while a total of 2,605,558 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 900,519 have already received the second one. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SENIOR CITIZENS RECEIVE THE SECOND JAB OF THE OXFORD ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE, AT A TEMPORARY VACCINATION SITE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
The deputy executive director of EU's drug watchdog says during a press conference that a review of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine found its benefits increase with age, despite links to blood clots. SOUNDBITE
Brussels, Apr 8 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) The latest information on the possible adverse effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine and the withdrawal of some countries to use this vaccine in certain age groups have not only disrupted national vaccination plans but have also generated doubts among those vaccinated, while others maintain their confidence in the jab.FOOTAGE OF A VACCINATION CENTER IN BRUSSELS. SOUNDBITES OF CITIZENS.MAURICE"I received my first dose of AstraZeneca 15 days ago and I will receive the second at the beginning of June since its has to be a gap of 12 weeks between both doses. I had no side effects, I was a little tired for 4 or 5 days but no more.""It is more dangerous to catch a plane, a train, or a car than the consequences of AstraZeneca's vaccine. Anyway, any medicine carries a risk, just read the instructions that come with the medicine ... For me, it would be better if there would not be so much talk about this."MONIQUE"Yes why not, it is a harmless vaccine you have to trust."GARALI"No, I am 79 years old and I have hypertension so I cannot afford that vaccine. As all televisions talk about it and say that it is not a good vaccine, one is skeptical."ROLANDE (IN ENGLISH)
A member of a British government committee advising on coronavirus vaccinations says during a press conference that most people under 30 should be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca jab if possible, due to concerns over blood clots. SOUNDBITE
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Staff at a vaccine centre in a Bangalore hospital create a colourful floor display to mark India administering its one billionth Covid-19 vaccine dose on Thursday. About three-quarters of adults in the country of 1.3 billion people have had one shot and 30 percent are fully vaccinated, according to government figures. IMAGES
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