VIRUS DISEASES – GREAT BRITAIN

UK halts AstraZeneca jabs for under-30s

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Original article by Hans van Leeuwen
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 9-Apr-21

Britain’s Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has recommended that people under the age of 30 should not be given AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine due to the potential risk of blood clots. MHRA CEO June Raine says the decision was made out of "utmost caution", and notes that the incidence of blood clotting is extremely rare. More than 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered across the UK to date, with 79 cases of blood clots having been reported; 19 of them were fatal. The MHRA has stated that the benefits of vaccination outweigh any risks.

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Slightly more Britons (68%) than Australians (65%) now say their Government is handling COVID-19 well

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 14-Apr-20

Over two-third of Britons (68%) say the UK Government is handling COVID-19 well, up 19% since March 18-20. This is slightly higher than the 65% of Australians who say the Australian Government is handling COVID-19 well – an increase of 22% from a week earlier, according to a Roy Morgan survey in early April. In addition, nine-in-ten Britons (89%) agree the UK Government guidance on social distancing is clear and easy to understand, compared to only 9% that disagree. Surveying in the UK was conducted by ORB International, the UK Member of the Gallup International Association and affiliated with Roy Morgan.

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Nearly nine-in-ten Australians (85%) think the worst is yet to come over the next month in regards to COVID-19

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 31-Mar-20

Nearly nine-in-ten Australians (85%) say the ‘Worst is yet to come’ over the next month in regards to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic; however only 43% of Australians agree that the Australian Government is handling the Coronavirus well, according to a special Roy Morgan web survey of an Australia-wide cross-section of 988 Australians aged 18+ conducted over the weekend of March 28-29. Australians are more pessimistic than their counterparts in the UK, with 82% of Britons answering that the ‘Worst is yet to come’ over the next month. While only 43% of Australians agree that the Australian Government is handling the Coronavirus well, the result in the UK is slightly higher at 49%. Interviewing in the UK was conducted on the prior weekend of March 18-20, with a UK-wide cross-section of 2,094 respondents aged 18+ by the London-based ORB International, which is the UK Member of the Gallup International Association and affiliated with Roy Morgan. It is important to compare the Australian and United Kingdom results, as both countries are facing the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic which poses a threat to livelihoods. Australia and the UK share a similar culture so these questions will be repeated in both Australia and the UK over the coming weeks.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, ORB INTERNATIONAL