Sweden and Venezuela have joined an increasing number of European and non-European countries to suspend the AstraZeneca vaccine due to its negative side effects.

The World Health Organization (WHO) appeals to countries not to pause vaccination campaigns, after several nations suspend the use of AstraZeneca’s shot to probe possible side effects.

More countries stop using AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over fear of deleterious side effects.

Tehran has dismissed a Washington allegation that Iran has been involved in recent attacks on US military installations in Iraq.

Italy becomes the 8th European country to suspend the use of AstraZeneca vaccine following two deaths.

Denmark says it is temporarily halting the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab.

British drugmaker AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of COVID-19.

Britain’s vaccine rollout is limited by a “lumpy” manufacturing process with production changes by Pfizer and a delay by AstraZeneca, the UK says.

India approves coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca/Oxford and local company Bharat Biotech and is preparing to start a massive rollout within weeks.

Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca say the coronavirus vaccine being developed by them has shown 70 percent efficacy.