The EU Commission will not renew Covid vaccine contracts with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) when they expire, according to reports. The vaccines produced by both of these companies are facing scrutiny over their links to blood clotting and have been subject to numerous medical reviews. Reuters has the story.
The EU Commission has decided not to renew Covid vaccine contracts next year with AstraZeneca and J&J, Italian daily La Stampa reported on Wednesday, citing a source from the Italian health ministry.
“The European Commission, in agreement with the leaders of many (EU) countries, has decided that the contracts with the companies that produce (viral vector) vaccines that are valid for the current year will not be renewed at their expiry,” the newspaper reported. …
A spokesman for the EU Commission said it was keeping all options open to be prepared for the next stages of the pandemic, for 2022 and beyond.
“We cannot, however, comment on contractual issues,” the spokesman added.
Later on Wednesday the President of the European Commission said the EU was in talks with Pfizer and BionTech for a new contract for 1.8 billion doses, confirming a Reuters report from last week.
“We need to focus on technologies that have proven their worth. mRNA vaccines are a clear case in point,” she added.
La Stampa reports that Brussels would rather prioritise Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna – both of which use mRNA technology – in the UE’s rollout efforts. Studies from across Europe have shown that many people are refusing the AZ vaccine due to concerns over its link to blood clots (for example, 33% of Danes and up to 80% of Sicilians would reportedly turn the vaccine down). The rollout of J&J Covid vaccines in Europe has also recently been delayed by the company, following reports on its relationship with rare blood clots.
The Reuters report is worth reading in full.
Stop Press: The Danish Health Authority has announced that it will no longer be recommending the AstraZeneca vaccine.
There is a possible link between very rare cases of unusual blood clots, bleeding, low blood platelets counts and the vaccine from AstraZeneca. This, coupled with the fact that the Covid epidemic in Denmark is currently under control and other vaccines are available against Covid, has been instrumental in the Danish Health Authority’s decision to continue its vaccination programme against Covid without the vaccine from AstraZeneca.
Worth reading in full.
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If I was forced I would have AZ over mRNA. mRNA have never been licensed because they always run into safety concerns. That was in the risk-averse days when we tested before emergency licensing and giving to kids.
Luckily I’m not living in the medical wing of a Nazi death camp so I won’t bother with any of them.
That “spokesperson” for the EU Commission should be jailed for saying that mRNA vaccines have “proven their worth”. It’s an emergency use of a completely unlicensed gene therapy. Now it’s the only vaccine available.
AZ have more reported side effects and deaths than the Pfizer jab.
I haven’t checked but the difference in reported deaths could be statistically significant.
so far.
I’m thinking 5 or 10 years out. mRNA is truly novel and has always failed because of safety. AZ is at least a reputable technology applied slightly differently
either way – my choice can’t be based on 6 months of data
total risks = known risks + unknown risks
Also, of course,
known risks = reported risks + unreported/deliberately concealed risks
Astra sever side-affects and deaths to 01/04/21
Reactions: 440871 Fatal:472
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977006/COVID-19_vaccine_AstraZeneca_analysis_print.pdf
Pfizer sever side-affects and deaths to 01/04/21
Reactions: 124371 Fatal: 302 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977005/COVID-19_mRNA_Pfizer-_BioNTech_Vaccine_Analysis_Print.pdf
And remember folks “If It Saves Just One Life” A fallacy that obviously doesn’t apply to the NHS vaccination agenda…
Now get outdoors and clap!
Would be good to know the percentage split in numbers of vaccinations between Pfizer and AZ in the UK so we can make a judgement on how “deadly” they are compared to each other. Anyone have those numbers or know where they are?
Did you notice that they’ve set the earliest reaction date to 3-2-1921? (2nd page up top). Strange..
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977006/COVID-19_vaccine_AstraZeneca_analysis_print.pdf
And Pfizer’s is set to 3-4-1990
I wonder if that is in order to give it a rate of fatality that matches the flu?
And by the way if you have a young wife, mother or daughter… the AstraZeneca injection is causing a disorder called Vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia, (VIPIT) just in case you choose or need to go legal on a medic or authority enforcing these jabs.
On the other hand, if your mother, daughter or wife has ever taken the contraceptive pill without worrying they probably shouldn’t worry about the risk of the AZ vaccine. The number of thromboses from the pill far outstrips the AZ vaccine.
Well that’s not true. I took the pill when younger and didn’t worry. The differences were:
1) I knew about the risks and what to look out for….it’s only now that the MHRA is being more candid about the jab. They sat on their hands for a scandalous amount of time.
2) Things like high blood pressure which are known to predispose you to clotting on the pill were monitored and pill not advised for those with issues, to lower risk further…while it is not clear who is at high risk of VITT from the jab
3) there was a tangible benefit to the pill (not getting pregnant, a very high probability event in my 20s (one might say 100pct, with hindsight) and one which would have been life altering in a way I was not looking for).The pill is mostly taken by younger women under 35 ….people who are at very very very low risk of COVID harm ….so where is the tangible benefit for the jab for this age group? It’s tiny. Not remotely comparable to not getting pregnant.
Wait for the Novavax or Valvena if you need one to travel
You cannot speak of reason to the Dane
And lose your voice.
Hamlet, Act 1, scene 2.
“On the lifting of restrictions in the UK and the success of the vaccination programme so far, Dr Nabarro says: “(Some say) this is an opportunity for the UK to emerge from the pandemic, well I say ‘perhaps’.
“I have to stress that I am not 100% sure that the world is going to find it easy to vaccinate itself out of this pandemic because the emergence of variants that are capable of escaping protection of current vaccines.”
Never had a coronavirus vaccine before in 50 years of trying.
Nabarro is right in that we won’t vaccinate our way out of this and the quicker we give up the less side effects we will have to cope with. He also said the only thing lockdowns do is make the poor poorer. Looks like WHO advice is now to follow the pre-pandemic pandemic plans. A bit of handwashing and don’t visit a care home if you are ill.
Hopefully this will result in increased scrutiny by regulators of the remaining vaccines which no doubt have their own skeletons in their cupboard.
As well as kicking vaccine passports into the long grass, even if only for the time being.
Pfizers jab has Polyethylene glycol (PEG) in it…..
Just what the doctor ordered!
Sleeves up….
Antifreeze to us lay people!
Actually no, it’s ethylene glycol in antifreeze. But still wouldn’t want it.
I understood it was ethylene glycol in the Pfizer jab which is a known carcinogenic.
No, the documents say PEG. However, PEG seems not to be a particularly good thing to have added to your blood, and it’s possible for some of it to breakdown into ethylene glycol.
It’s a laxative
Shit
Absolutely correct. There will be fewer vaccinated due to shortages and the vaccine hesitancy is increasing each day although not reported in MSM.Netherlands has one of the highest vaccine hesitancy and many in health care refuse to be vaccinated. Very hard to see how Netherlands can reach high vaccination rate at all. Do you think a EU country with a low vaccine uptake would be happy to have their citizens discriminated in travel when such EU rules must be unaminous?
I’m sure Brussels has our best interests at heart, not:
“Brussels would rather prioritise Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna – both of which use mRNA technology”
The EU are so worried that they won’t be extending the contract but not so worried that they won’t use up existing stocks on the suckers next in line for jabbing ?
Exactly. This will pacify the really really dumb.
Still won’t take any of these.
Here’s the story of a young family left devastated after their mum was given the Pfizer. Obviously it’s just a coincidence.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fit-healthy-everything-live-for-20376989