First person in UK receives new Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – ABC News

Britain has taken another step in the fight against COVID-19, administering the world’s first shots, outside of the trial phase, of the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.
Key points:

• Britain will give people second doses of both vaccines within 12 weeks of the first
• The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine does not require cold storage like the Pfizer vaccine
• The UK recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus infections over the past six days

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