Anthony Fauci calls pausing of Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial 'unfortunate'

• White House adviser: Hopefully, they'll work it out'
• Drug maker AstraZeneca reviewing safety data after illness

The White House coronavirus adviser Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday that AstraZeneca's decision to pause global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine was unfortunate" - but not an uncommon safety precaution in a vaccine development process.

The UK drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had voluntarily paused trials, including late-stage ones, after an unexplained illness in a participant.