Doubts surface over Oxford vaccine efficacy claims
An additional, global trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted to quell doubts over the 90% efficacy interim finding reported in phase three trial results earlier this week, AstraZeneca says.
The company’s CEO, Pascal Soriot, says a new study will evaluate whether a half-dose regimen, which was mistakenly given to more than 2700 trial participants, outperforms two full doses of the vaccine across all ages and ethnicities.