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COVID-19: South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccination after it fails to clearly stop virus

William Kasoba by William Kasoba
February 8, 2021
in Health
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South Africa has suspended the start of its COVID-19 vaccinations with the AstraZeneca injection after a study showed the drug failed to prevent mild and moderate cases of the virus variant that has appeared in the country.

Africa’s hardest-hit nation was due to start its campaign in the coming days with a million doses of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford.

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The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, which conducted the trial, said in a statement on Sunday that the AstraZeneca vaccine “provides minimal protection against mild-moderate Covid-19 infection” from the South African variant.

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