AstraZeneca reportedly withdraws Covid-19 vaccine worldwide
The Covid vaccination is being withdrawn globally by AstraZeneca, according to a Tuesday story in The Telegraph.
Following the company’s voluntary withdrawal of its «marketing authorization,» the vaccine is no longer permitted for use in the European Union.
The media site stated that similar requests will be made in the upcoming months in the United Kingdom and other nations that had authorized the vaccine, known as Vaxzevria. The request to remove the vaccine was filed on March 5 and went into effect on May 7.
AstraZeneca justifies the withdrawal on the grounds of lack of demand and the surplus of vaccines currently available on the market.
“As multiple updated vaccines have been developed for Covid-19 variants, there is now a surplus of available vaccines. This has led to a decrease in demand for Vaxzervria, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied,” announced Tuesday in a statement.
