U.S. health body questions robustness of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial data
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc may have provided an incomplete view of efficacy data on its COVID-19 vaccine from a large scale trial in the United States, a U.S. health agency said Tuesday, in a fresh setback for the shot.
The concerns throw into question whether the British drugmaker can seek U.S. emergency use authorization for the vaccine in the coming weeks as planned, and come just one day after interim data from the trial had shown better-than-expected results.
The vaccine developed with Oxford University was 79% effective in preventing symptomatic illness in the large trial that also took place in Chile and Peru, according to the data. It was also 100% effective against severe or critical forms of the disease and hospitalisation and posed no increased risk of blood clots.
The Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), an independent committee overseeing the trial, has expressed concern that AstraZeneca may have included outdated information from that trial, which may have provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said in a statement.
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ananda
(28,860 posts)I read that they are not well regarded by many.
Eugene
(61,894 posts)90% of COVAX vaccines have come from AstraZeneca licensees.
They have also been the most cooperative pharma company
with WHO and the Gates Foundation.
ananda
(28,860 posts)I guess the A-Z vaccine will save lives...
but still......
Deuce
(959 posts)LisaL
(44,973 posts)They apparently presented data through Feb 17th only.