South Africa Halts Rollout Of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine After Shot Falters Against Variant-STAT

South Africa is halting its rollout of the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s minister of health said Sunday, following a new analysis that suggests the shot “provides minimal protection” against mild disease caused by the new coronavirus variant circulating in South Africa. Two top virologists advising the government said during a press conference that the pause was necessary. STAT, 02/07/2021

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