COVID-19

Focus on safety as AstraZeneca pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial

Health officials and experts are emphasizing the need for potential COVID-19 vaccines to be safe after AstraZeneca and Oxford University paused their Phase 3 trial when a volunteer became seriously ill.

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