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Alabama NewsCenter: AstraZeneca Vaccine Found Highly Effective in Preventing COVID-19

| November 24, 2020 @ 2:00 pm

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By Suzi Ring and Naomi Kresge
Bloomberg

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca prevented a majority of people from getting the disease in a large trial, which is another promising development in the quest to end the pandemic. A rollout of the vaccine could begin next month.

The vaccine stopped an average of 70% of participants from falling ill, an early analysis of the data shows. The effectiveness rose to 90% for one of two regimens, using half a dose followed by a full one later, close to the high bar set by Pfizer and Moderna.

Astra and Oxford officials said they’re preparing to submit the findings to regulators and don’t expect the different outcomes in the study to affect the process. The U.S. could potentially take longer to sign off because a clinical trial will need more time before it delivers results.

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