No age restrictions for Johnson & Johnson vaccine, says Portugal’s health minister
After another ‘week of hiatus’ regarding Europe’s vaccine roll-out, regulators have come to the conclusion that the risks of clotting after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are not sufficient
Mayor of Cascais keen to help produce Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in Portugal
Mayor of Cascais Carlos Carreiras “guarantees that Russia’s vaccine against Covid-19 can be produced in Portugal”. In fact, the centre-right PSD mayor is in negotiations with Moscow to create a
Over 166,000 teachers in Portugal receive their vaccines this weekend
More than 166,000 teachers are receiving their vaccines against Covid-19 this weekend, ahead of the reopening of secondary schools and higher education throughout the country as part of ‘phase 3’
Johnson&Johnson vac arrives in Portugal just as US regulators prepare to suspend it
Yesterday Portugal was being told the ‘gamechanger’ Johnson & Johnson vaccine was arriving on Wednesday. Today, in the US, regulators are calling for its suspension. The constant ‘swings and roundabouts’
“Only 15% of adverse reactions in Portugal related to AstraZeneca” while second dose ‘can be substituted by another other vaccine’
Only 15% of the more than 3600 cases of adverse reactions reported in Portugal are related to the AstraZeneca vaccine while DGS health chiefs today have ‘admitted’ that the second
AstraZeneca hiatus delays vaccines for over 200,000 teachers throughout Portugal
The latest AstraZeneca hiatus has slightly delayed Portugal’s vaccine programme with regard to 201,000 teachers, due to have been vaccinated this coming weekend. After all kinds of ‘positions assumed’, health
AstraZeneca ‘bombshell’ may delay Portugal’s vaccine programme, admits PM
Prime minister António Costa has reacted to the ‘bombshell’ news that there is in fact a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots “observed after its administration”, warning that
Portugal’s mass Covid vaccination plan to see citizens ‘requesting inoculations’ online
Portugal’s mass vaccination plan against Covid-19 is to see citizens ‘self-scheduling’ online. With Phase One of the programme close to its end (meaning all the over-80s and priority groups will
Thromboses reported post-Astra Zeneca jabs: DGS says there’s ‘no evidence’ linking them to vaccine
In another strange post-vaccine event, two people in Portugal have developed thromboses (blood clots) following their first inoculations with the AstraZeneca vaccine. A joint statement issued by DGS health authorities
Portugal’s Independent Union of Doctors accuses government of vaccination ‘propaganda’
The secretary general of Portugal’s Independent Union of Doctors (SIM) accused the government on Saturday of ‘propaganda’ surrounding its vaccination plan, claiming there were many people in the front line