Business
AstraZeneca denies reports its COVID-19 vaccine has low efficacy in elderly people – ABC News
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca calls claims its COVID-19 vaccine is not very effective for the elderly “completely incorrect”, after German media report the…
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has denied media reports that its COVID-19 vaccine is not very effective for people over 65.
Key points:
- AstraZeneca said media reports about the vaccine’s efficacy in the elderly were “completely incorrect”
- The company said strong immune responses had been shown in blood analysis of elderly trial participants
- The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has not yet been approved in Australia
In separate reports, German daily papers Handelsblatt and Bild said the vaccine had…
-
General22 hours agoSector warns Coalition’s plan to limit overseas students ‘straight out of Trump’s playbook’
-
Noosa News23 hours agoHomicide investigation launched into stabbing death of 39-year-old Brisbane man at Bowen Hills apartment
-
General15 hours agoPope Francis makes surprise first appearance after hospital stay
-
Noosa News6 hours agoQueen Street Mall to get a 3D digital billboard; Dutton dumps controversial plans to end flexible work; Measles alert for tourist hotspots