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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Melissa Davey medical editor

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine worldwide, citing surplus of newer vaccines

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Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says it has begun the global withdrawal of its Covid vaccine. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

AstraZeneca has begun the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” that target new variants of the virus.

The announcement follows the pharmaceutical company in March voluntarily withdrawing its European Union marketing authorisation, which is the approval to market a medicine in member states.

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