Anthony Fauci calls pausing of Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial 'unfortunate'
by Edward Helmore and agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#57Y5C)
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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.
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