JUST IN: Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth said reports the Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine had recorded a major setback in trials needed to be investigated. 9News
There are reports the Oxford vaccine has been put on hold after a participant in a UK trial suffered an adverse reaction.
Dr Coatsworth told Today the reported adverse reaction in trials did "not mean that the Oxford vaccine is dead".Dr Coatsworth said it showed the Oxford vaccine developers were following rigorous safety procedures in reporting the incident. "The focus on safety is exactly the same and I'm actually taking a lot of reassurance out of these early breaking stories this morning," he said.
The Federal Government has signed a contract with pharmaceutical giant Astra Zeneca to buy 25 million doses of the vaccine.
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