AstraZeneca cited commercial reasons for the withdrawal.
Syringes with needles are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Nov 27, 2021. AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a"surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic.
"As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available updated vaccines," the company said, adding that this had led to a decline in demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied. The firm's application to withdraw the vaccine was made on Mar 5 and came into effect on May 7, according to the Telegraph, which first reported the development.
According to the World Health Organization , the condition known as thrombotic thrombocytopenia syndrome is a"serious and life-threatening adverse event".
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