Oxford University is resuming trials for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, days after the study was suspended following a reported side-effect in a UK patient.
Oxford University has announced it is resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a move that comes days after the study was suspended following a reported side-effect in a UK patient.
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock welcomed the restart, saying in a tweet that it was"good news for everyone" that the trial is"back up and running". Specifically, the woman is said to have developed symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord.The Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial has been put on hold. Experts say we shouldn't be worried
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