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How worried should we be about links of blood clots to AstraZeneca's vaccine?

How worried should we be about links of blood clots to AstraZeneca's vaccine?

EUROPE'S drug regulator on Wednesday said it had found a possible link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in adults who received the shot.
Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies aged 99

Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies aged 99

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband and a pivotal figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
COVID-19: India records biggest daily rises in the world, vaccines run short

COVID-19: India records biggest daily rises in the world, vaccines run short

DAILY infections surpassed 100,000 for the first time on Monday and have now exceeded that mark three times, the biggest daily rises in the world.
Australia backs Pfizer virus vaccine over AstraZeneca for under-50s

Australia backs Pfizer virus vaccine over AstraZeneca for under-50s

AUSTRAILA recommends the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for people younger than 50 in preference to the shot made by AstraZeneca, the government said on Thursday, changing its advice for those deemed most at risk. The move, after Europe’s drug
A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders: study

A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders: study

One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday.
Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane tests positive for COVID-19

Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane tests positive for COVID-19

Raphael Varane tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, Real Madrid said, leaving the team facing a crisis in defence ahead of their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool.
Clear link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots in brain, EMA official tells paper

Clear link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots in brain, EMA official tells paper

There is a link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain but the possible causes are still unknown, a senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in an interview published on Tuesday.
UK regulator found total of 30 cases of blood clot events after AstraZeneca vaccine use

UK regulator found total of 30 cases of blood clot events after AstraZeneca vaccine use

British regulators on Thursday said they have identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events after the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, 25 more than the agency previously reported.
24-year-old Nigerian PhD student and beauty queen shot dead in US

24-year-old Nigerian PhD student and beauty queen shot dead in US

A 24-year-old former Nigerian beauty queen, Najeebat Sule, has been found shot dead inside her car parked close to her residence at 8800 block of Frankford Avenue on March 12, Daily Mail reports.
UK agency fines Oyakhilome’s channel N65.6m over COVID-19 sermon

UK agency fines Oyakhilome’s channel N65.6m over COVID-19 sermon

The Office of Communications in the United Kingdom better known as Ofcom, has sanctioned religious channel, Loveworld, owned by Nigerian Pastor, Chris Oyakhilome.