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AstraZeneca vaccine [사진=로이터 연합뉴스]

AstraZeneca (AZ), a pharmaceutical company, announced that its Corona 19 (new coronavirus infection) vaccine had a 79% effect in a phase 3 clinical trial conducted in the United States, foreign media such as the Associated Press reported on the 22nd. local). This is higher than the effect (70.4%) seen in existing large-scale clinical trials.

The US clinical trial involved 32,449 people, of whom about 20,000 were vaccinated and the rest were compared with placebo (placebo).

In a press release, AstraZeneca revealed that its vaccine was 79% effective in preventing the onset of COVID-19 symptoms and, in particular, 100% effective in preventing progression to serious disease. that required hospitalization. The 80% effect was slightly higher than the general average in the elderly over 65 years of age.

The vaccine was effective in all age groups, including the elderly, AZ added.

In particular, this US clinical trial did not show an increased risk of blood clots, according to AFP.

The medical community has been awaiting the results of this clinical trial in the expectation that the results of the new clinical trial will end the confusion about the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Associated Press reported.

The University of Oxford, UK, which co-developed the Corona 19 vaccine with AstraZeneca, also announced that AZ’s Corona 19 vaccine was found to be safe and highly effective in a phase 3 clinical trial conducted in the United States, Chile, and Peru. for all age groups.

Taiwanese nurse preparing for AstraZeneca vaccine [사진=로이터 연합뉴스]

Our vaccination committee, made up of experts in the field of health and infectious diseases, also recommended that the AstraZeneca Corona 19 vaccination continue as planned.

In an online briefing on the 22nd, Eunhwa Choi (professor at Seoul National University School of Medicine) said: “AstraZeneca vaccination is recommended to continue in the national situation where the risk of Corona 19 pandemic continues. “.

“The AstraZeneca vaccine is an effective and safe vaccine that reduces severe infection and mortality caused by COVID-19 in clinical trials and in the real medical field,” said President Choi Eun-hwa. “The benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risk of side effects.”

The Jeong Eun-kyung Center for Disease Control and Prevention also said, “Crown 19 itself is supposed to cause a blood clotting disorder.” It’s included, “he added.

Reporter Kang Kyung-joo [email protected]

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