Two explanations for AZ's demise in the last two days
VERSION ONE - CNN 8TH MAY
AstraZeneca is withdrawing its highly successful coronavirus vaccine, citing the availability of a plethora of new shots that has led to a decline in demand.
The vaccine — called Vaxzevria and developed in partnership with the University of Oxford — has been one of the main Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, with more than 3 billion doses supplied since the first was administered in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2021.
But the vaccine has not generated revenue for AstraZeneca since April 2023, the company said. It has not been used in the United Kingdom for some time.
“As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have … been developed, there is a surplus of available updated vaccines. This has led to a decline in demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied,” it said in a statement shared with CNN Wednesday.
“AstraZeneca has therefore taken the decision to initiate withdrawal of the marketing authorizations for Vaxzevria within Europe,” it added.
In a notice on its website, the European Medicines Agency also announced the withdrawal, which means that Vaxzevria is no longer authorized to be marketed or sold in European Union countries.
VERSION TWO - DAILY MAIL 7TH MAY
AstraZeneca removes its Covid vaccine worldwide after rare and dangerous side effect linked to 80 deaths in Britain was admitted in court papers
AstraZeneca is removing its Covid vaccine worldwide, months after the pharmaceutical giant admitted that it can cause a rare and dangerous side effect.
The jab, developed by Oxford University, can no longer be used in the European Union after the company voluntarily withdrew its 'marketing authorisation', coming into effect today.
Similar applications to withdraw the vaccine will be made in other countries that had previously approved it, including the UK.
AstraZeneca admitted in February that the vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - which has been linked to more than 80 deaths in Britain as well as hundreds of serious injuries.
More than 50 alleged victims and grieving relatives are currently suing the company in a High Court case.
However, AstraZeneca denies that the decision to withdraw the vaccine is related to the court case, insisting that the vaccine is instead being removed from markets for commercial reasons.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Let's not forget the street nickname in the UK for the AZ jab was
'The clot-shot'.
Let's see if the lawyers can keep up and enforce what Joe-public knew.
This is one of the stickers The White Rose made to warn people
HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED BY ASTRA ZENECA?
See this NOTB film comparing NOTB's warning of vaccine injury in 2021, to the BBC's first admission of vaccine industry last year in 2023
The BBC segment contains a vital piece from a lawyer, so I'm posting it again... spoiler alert: get your claim in quickly!
