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AstraZeneca and Oxford University say their coronavirus vaccine has an average of 70 per cent efficacy – SBS News
AstraZeneca has become the latest pharmaceutical company to unveil positive interim data in the global race for a coronavirus vaccine and says it’s looking to produce…
British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford say their jointly-developed vaccine against COVID-19 has shown “an average efficacy of 70 per cent” in trials.
“This vaccine’s efficacy and safety confirm that it will be highly effective against COVID-19 and will have an immediate impact on this public health emergency,” AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot said in a statement.
The results ranged between 62 and 90 per cent efficacy depending on the vaccine dosage.
The 70-per cent…
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