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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by UncleOxidant on Friday January 29, 2021 @11:48AM (#25959316)
Yeah, I don't get why the Astrazeneca vaccine approval in the US is being delayed till (reportedly) March. Is it because Pfizer and Moderna are US companies charging a lot more money vs. Oxford/Astrazeneca being UK and not making any money on their vaccine?
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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by sterlind on Friday January 29, 2021 @12:01PM (#25959509)
I think it's because of the transverse myelitis scare during AZ's Phase 3 tests, combined with AZ's dosage quality control issues making it really hard to interpret efficacy data.
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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by pkaye on Friday January 29, 2021 @07:18PM (#25964637)
The US trial got delayed but is due to complete by March I think. It will resolve some questions raised from the UK trial. Besides this, it looks like AZ is way behind on production anyway. With UK and EU fighting over the doses, the US may take a while to get any.
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