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AstraZeneca Removes Vaccine From Australian Register

TGA has quietly removed the pharmaceutical giant’s vaccine from its register.
AstraZeneca Removes Vaccine From Australian Register
A paramedic prepares a dose of AstraZeneca vaccine for patients at a walk-in COVID-19 clinic inside a Buddhist temple in the Smithfield suburb of Sydney on Aug. 4, 2021. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
5/1/2024|Updated: 5/7/2024
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Pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca Pty Ltd has voluntarily removed Vaxzevria—previously known as COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca—from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods on April 24, 2024.

According to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australia’s regulatory authority for therapeutic goods, this move was “a business decision of the company, due to no current or anticipated future demand of the vaccine, and follows similar business decisions made overseas.”
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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