Coronavirus Notebook: EMA OKs More Vaccine Production Plants, WHO Sounds Alert Over Africa

Vaxzevria should not be given to people who have had capillary leak syndrome, the EU regulator says. The G7 leaders have made big pledges on vaccine donations, and international regulatory bodies have issued a guide to shoring up confidence in vaccination.

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The EU has OKd more manufacturing capacity for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine • Source: Alamy

The European Medicines Agency says that people who have previously had capillary leak syndrome must not be given AstraZeneca PLC/Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, and that CLS should be added to the vaccine’s product information as a new side-effect. 

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