AZ Brushes Off Vaccine Criticism, Awaits US Readout

WHO Endorsement Counters Fears

While fast-developing news on COVID-19 is grabbing the headlines, oncology will continue to drive growth in 2021.

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AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine: fears on efficacy could be allayed by US Phase III results, expected within the next few weeks.

AstraZeneca has been engulfed by concerns and criticism of its COVID-19 vaccine collaboration with Oxford University in recent weeks, but CEO Pascal Soriot maintained calm at the eye of the storm during the company’s Q4 and full year results.

Incomplete trial data has led many European countries to limit the vaccine’s use to under 65s, despite a European Medicines Agency approval two weeks ago

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