February 8, 2021 07:31 AM ESTUpdated 09:48 AM

South Africa sidelines AstraZeneca's vaccine after it failed to protect against new variant in a study, raising global alarms

Nicole DeFeudis

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South Africa is slamming the brakes on the rollout of AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine after data showed it did not protect against mild …

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South Africa side­lines As­traZeneca's vac­cine af­ter it failed to pro­tect against new vari­ant in a study, rais­ing glob­al alarms

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