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Testing times: more work needed on the Astra-Oxford vaccine

LONDON: AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have more work to do to confirm whether its Covid-19 vaccine can be 90% effective, peer-reviewed data published in The Lancet on Tuesday showed, which could slow its eventual deployment in the fight against the pandemic. Once seen as the pioneer in the …

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Coronavirus reinfection casts doubt on virus immunity: study |

PARIS: Covid-19 patients may experience more severe symptoms the second time they are infected, according to research published Tuesday confirming that it is possible to contract the life-threatening disease more than once. A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal traces the first confirmed case of Covid-19 reinfection in …

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