UK Authorizes ‘Gamechanger’ AstraZeneca Vaccine Despite Data Doubts

MHRA Rejects Low Dose Data

UK regulator admits evidence sparse on older patients, but believes longer gap between doses can boost efficacy and accelerate numbers of people immunized.

UK COVID Tier 4
Much of England is now in 'Tier 4' where the infection rate is being driven up by the new COVID-19 variant.

The UK has granted a temporary authorization to AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine, a move which has been hailed as a game-changer for the country and the world.

However, while the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued reassurances on the vaccine’s safety and efficacy...

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