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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 still outweigh the risks for adults despite links to blood clots. SOUNDBITE
Europe's medicines regulator says that blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, but that the benefits of the shot still outweigh the risks. SOUNDBITE
Phnom Penh, Mar 24 (EFE/EPA).-Authorities in Cambodia began Wednesday to vaccinate people over 60 with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab.(Camera: KITH SEREY)SHOT LIST: OLDER PEOPLE GET ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINATION IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.
Head of Vaccine Strategy at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Marco Cavaleri says it is "safe and effective" to issue booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines as soon as three months after the initial course, down from previous guidance of six months. SOUNDBITE
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