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Crikey Worm: South Africa hits pause on vaccine


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A small-scale, not-peer-reviewed trial by the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg has suggested the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine provides only minimal protection against mild-to-moderate infections of the South African COVID-19 variant, which was first identified in mid-November 2020.
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The Guardian notes that researchers are still hopeful the drug offers significant protection against more serious infections which were not studied; the “10% efficacy” claim only relates to the mild-moderate cases South Africa has nonetheless halted the vaccine’s roll-out.
Pofessor of vaccinology at Oxford University
Sarah Gilbert has told the BBC developers are likely to have a modified jab by spring [autumn in the UK] to combat the new variant. ....

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