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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00:00 British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has withdrawn its COVID-19 shots from the global
00:06 market. The announcement comes just days after the company admitted in court documents that
00:11 the product can cause serious side effects, including blood clots. It's being sued in
00:17 a class action in the UK. AstraZeneca says the decision to take the vaccines out of circulation
00:23 is based on falling orders as updated products come onto the market. Europe's medical regulator
00:29 has approved the company's request to withdraw the shots.
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