AstraZeneca Withdraws its COVID-19 Vaccine Worldwide

In an announcement that the mainstream/legacy media has deliberately downplayed, British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says it is withdrawing its controversial COVID-19 vaccine worldwide. Attempting to explain the move, the firm claims that the development of new injections to counter current coronavirus variants has resulted in a surplus of updated vaccines. According to AstraZeneca, this has led to a “decline in demand” for its own product. In reality, however, with the company recently admitting that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause deadly blood clots, and with it now fighting lawsuits over deaths and injuries believed to be caused by it in the UK, Italy, Germany, and other countries, the more likely explanation is that AstraZeneca’s major shareholders have decided the shot has become a risk to profits.

With hindsight, of course, the firm’s announcement was hardly unexpected. Developed by scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK, a regulatory approval process that normally takes around 10 years to complete was reduced to a mere 10 months. With so many corners being cut, it is not surprising that problems with the shot soon became apparent. Within weeks of it being rushed into use in early January 2021, reports began associating the injection with unusual blood clots. By March 2021, at least 18 countries had already stopped using it. Probes into deaths quickly followed, inevitably leading to further governments suspending its use.

By the time the firm voluntarily withdrew its European Union marketing authorization in March 2024, the end was in sight for what had once been propagandized as a “vaccine for the world.” As stories emerged of victims with life-changing injuries being censored online, it became clear that desperate attempts to cover up the extent of the damage caused by the injection had failed. Whether it wanted to or not, AstraZeneca was going to be forced to face the music.

Holding the pharma industry to account

The withdrawal of the AstraZeneca vaccine and the launching of legal action against the firm are only the first steps towards holding the pharmaceutical industry to account over COVID-19. Vaccines manufactured by other companies, including those of the mRNA variety produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, have similarly been shown to be responsible for deaths and life-changing injuries. While the spotlight is currently focusing on AstraZeneca, it will eventually fall more closely on these firms too. Further vaccine withdrawals and court cases could well follow.

One of the biggest barriers to holding vaccine makers to account over COVID-19 is that governments in most countries have granted them exemption from liability claims. This means that even if legal action brought against the firms is successful, the cost will ultimately be borne by taxpayers. Therefore, towards preventing such exemptions from being granted again in future, the politicians and regulatory officials who signed them during the COVID-19 pandemic should also be held accountable. Preventing history from repeating itself requires precisely identifying, and where possible correcting, the mistakes of the past. An honest assessment of the damage done by the AstraZeneca vaccine is the first step in this process.