No age restrictions for Johnson & Johnson vaccine, says Portugal’s health minister
After another âweek of hiatusâ regarding Europeâs 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 Russiaâs Sputnik V vaccine in Portugal
Mayor of Cascais Carlos Carreiras âguarantees that Russiaâs vaccine against Covid-19 can be produced in Portugalâ. 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 âphase 3â
Johnson&Johnson vac arrives in Portugal just as US regulators prepare to suspend it
Yesterday Portugal was being told the âgamechangerâ Johnson & Johnson vaccine was arriving on Wednesday. Today, in the US, regulators are calling for its suspension. The constant âswings and roundaboutsâ
âOnly 15% of adverse reactions in Portugal related to AstraZenecaâ while second dose âcan be substituted by another other vaccineâ
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 âadmittedâ that the second
AstraZeneca hiatus delays vaccines for over 200,000 teachers throughout Portugal
The latest AstraZeneca hiatus has slightly delayed Portugalâs vaccine programme with regard to 201,000 teachers, due to have been vaccinated this coming weekend. After all kinds of âpositions assumedâ, health
AstraZeneca âbombshellâ may delay Portugalâs vaccine programme, admits PM
Prime minister AntĂłnio Costa has reacted to the âbombshellâ news that there is in fact a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots âobserved after its administrationâ, warning that
Portugalâs mass Covid vaccination plan to see citizens ârequesting inoculationsâ online
Portugalâs mass vaccination plan against Covid-19 is to see citizens âself-schedulingâ 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 thereâs âno evidenceâ 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
Portugalâs Independent Union of Doctors accuses government of vaccination âpropagandaâÂ
The secretary general of Portugal’s Independent Union of Doctors (SIM) accused the government on Saturday of âpropagandaâ surrounding its vaccination plan, claiming there were many people in the front line