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AstraZeneca requests European authorisation of Covid vaccine be pulled (www.euronews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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AstraZeneca was the first pharmaceutical laboratory to launch a vaccine on the market at the end of 2020, a year after the appearance of the virus.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Huh any info about why they’ve requested this? The article doesn’t go into very much detail

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

According to https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/08/astrazeneca-withdraws-covid-19-vaccine-worldwide-citing-surplus-of-newer-vaccines

In a statement, AstraZeneca said the decision was made because there is now a variety of newer vaccines available that have been adapted to target Covid-19 variants. This had led to a decline in demand for the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But then why pull authorisation?

Is this some kind of patent thing where they "destroy" it before it becomes public domain?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They don’t want people using an ineffective product (new strains) just because they have surplus of it that then hurts their public image

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Or they’d like countries that have a reserve be forced to abandon that supply and buy fresh stock.

[–] Jimmyeatsausage 6 points 6 months ago

Well, the virus mutating took care of that for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I don’t know if they are involved in the mRNA vaccines that have taken the market

[+] [email protected] -21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

They recently admitted in court filing that their VAX does in fact have side effects. Presumably related to this.

They also covered these risks when bringing VAX to market.

We really need to find who did this and serve them some rope.

[–] PoliticalAgitator 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

If you're going to advocate murdering people, you could at least make a token effort to be factually correct about why.

None of your anti-vax, end of the world conspiracies came true, the date just keeps getting pushed further out. It's time to shake off your cult programming, apologise to your family and move on with your life -- something millions of people don't get to do because of anti-vax idiocy.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Corporation literally engaged in criminal misconduct to get drug approved for the market. But you are here defending their conduct?

Fucking bootlickers, learn to think for yourself.

[–] PoliticalAgitator 2 points 6 months ago

Fucking bootlickers, learn to think for yourself.

I can't, my brain is controlled by 4G now.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Does it matter what they admit? These companies always wait for many years to admit anything. By then the damage to people is done.

Of course one could argue that if everyone would vaccinate, almost everyone would be better off, except people with side effects. But I can absolutely understand why people don't want to risk being that person getting side effects. There is no help to be had if you are that person.