AstraZeneca reports slightly lower efficacy of 76% for coronavirus vaccine following criticism of interim results

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AstraZeneca has reported a slightly lower efficacy rate for its Covid-19 vaccine after the results of a US clinical trial were criticised as outdated.

The company said the vaccine was 76 per cent effective in its US trial in a statement on Thursday, after an independent monitoring board expressed concern that its previous disclosure of 79 per cent efficacy relied on incomplete results.

Irish TImes report

 

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** This post was originally published on March 25, 2021 **