Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has up to 90% efficacy, data reveals
by Sarah Boseley and Ian Sample from Science | The Guardian on (#5AQQM)
Vaccine developed in UK by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will save many lives', says scientist
The Covid vaccine developed in the UK by Oxford University and AstraZeneca can protect 70.4% of people from becoming ill and - in a surprise result - up to 90% if a lower first dose is used, results from the final trial show.
The Oxford vaccine is the third to produce efficacy results, following Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna whose vaccines were made with a different technology. Both of those reported almost 95% efficacy and Pfizer has applied for a licence in the US and UK.
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