New questions about AstraZeneca vaccine could derail its emergency use in US

Posted on AllSides March 23rd, 2021
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Late Monday evening, a U.S. public health agency expressed concern regarding the newly released clinical trial results from the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Following the release of promising data showing high levels of efficacy in preventing a COVID-19 infection and severe outcomes, AstraZeneca officials confirmed they would be seeking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) emergency use authorization.

This could be derailed as a public health oversight committee, the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) said the clinical trials could have used outdated information in the trials,...

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https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/544450-new-questions-about-astrazeneca-vaccine-could

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