AstraZeneca COVID vaccine shows positive results in Lancet study
By DW
10 December 2020 |
3:47 pm
Oxford University and AstraZeneca are the first vaccine makers to publish peer-reviewed results in a scientific journal. While they appear less promising than rival mRNA vaccines, it's a far cheaper and simpler serum.
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