{"id":8068,"date":"2024-05-08T10:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T10:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8068"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T10:44:59","slug":"astrazeneca-withdraws-covid-vaccine-as-demand-dives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8068","title":{"rendered":"AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine as demand dives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><small>AstraZeneca rapidly developed the successful Covid-19 jab during the coronavirus pandemic which erupted in the first half of 2020 &#8211; Copyright AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKI<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was withdrawing Covid vaccine Vaxzevria, one of the first produced in the deadly pandemic, citing \u201ccommercial reasons\u201d following a slump in demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have since 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,\u201d an AstraZeneca spokesperson added in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will now work with regulators and our partners to align on a clear path forward to conclude this chapter and significant contribution to the Covid-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AstraZeneca rapidly developed the successful Covid-19 jab during the coronavirus pandemic which erupted in the first half of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Vaxzevria, developed alongside Oxford University, was at first offered at cost but Astra decided in late 2021 to sell it for profit.<\/p>\n<p>But the world pivoted towards mRNA vaccines, particularly the one produced by US drugs giant Pfizer and German\u00a0peer BioNTech, after rare blood-clot problems with Astra\u2019s jab increased public hesitancy about taking it.<\/p>\n<p>Sales collapsed further as global Covid restrictions were fully lifted worldwide and the world emerged from the global health crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The AstraZeneca spokesperson said the group had begun the process from taking it off the market in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMA) region.<\/p>\n<p>The company will work with other regulators globally to start market authorisation withdrawals for the Vaxzevria \u201cwhere no future\u00a0commercial demand for the vaccine is expected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said that, according to independent estimates, \u201cover 6.5 million lives were saved in the first year of use alone\u201d and more than three billion doses were supplied globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly proud of the role Vaxzevria played in ending the global pandemic,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur efforts have been recognised by governments around the world and are widely regarded as being a critical component of ending the global pandemic.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine as demand dives<br \/>\n<br \/>#AstraZeneca 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