AstraZeneca Halts Vaccine Trial Due to Adverse Reaction

I decided it needed a new thread ... hehe


Queensland Uni still in the hunt amongst others  .... and of course our very own Remestemcel-L ... a big set back sadly as I believe they were ahead in the game

https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/08...d-adverse-reaction-in-participant-in-the-u-k/

A large, Phase 3 study testing a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom.

A spokesperson for AstraZeneca, a front-runner in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, said in a statement that the company’s “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data.”

It was not immediately clear who placed the hold on the trial, though it is possible it was placed voluntarily by AstraZeneca and not ordered by any regulatory agency. The nature of the adverse reaction and when it happened were also not immediately known, though the participant is expected to recover, according to an individual familiar with the matter