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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Over Covishield Side-Effect Concern

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Over Covishield Side-Effect Concern

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a petition on a rare side-effect associated with the COVID-19 vaccine developed jointly by British pharma giant AstraZeneca and Oxford University, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and sold, in this country, as Covishield.  A date for the hearing has not been set but Chief Justice DY…

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AstraZeneca Makes Big U-Turn, Admits Covishield Can Cause Rare Side Effect

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AstraZeneca Makes Big U-Turn, Admits Covishield Can Cause Rare Side Effect

AstraZeneca is facing a class action lawsuit in the UK over its Covishield vaccine. New Delhi: British pharma giant AstraZeneca has admitted that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, The Telegraph (UK) has reported. Covishield can cause, in rare cases, a condition that leads to blot clots and low platelet count, the…

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