A Job Well Done: AstraZeneca Bids Adieu To Vaxzevria As Demand Dries Up

The voluntary withdrawal of the license for the UK major's COVID-19 vaccine is due to a surplus of available updated jabs from other companies that target new variants and is not connected to the mis- and disinformation being peddled on the internet and elsewhere on very rare adverse events.

Sodertalje, Sweden - April 27, 2014: Three purple flags with the logo for Atrazeneca flying in the wind on top of the flagpoles against the blue sky.
• Source: AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca PLC has confirmed that it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria from global markets due to lack of demand, and made clear that cases of the extremely rare side effects were not the reason.

The jab has been dogged by mis- and disinformation from anti-vaxxers and even some mainstream media outlets since it was...

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