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 AstraZeneca vaccine 76% effective in new analysis of U.S. trial
AstraZeneca said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective at
preventing symptomatic illness in a new analysis of its major U.S.
trial - slightly lower than the 79% level announced this week in a
report that was criticised for using outdated information.
The latest data was based on 190 infections among more than 32,400
participants in the United States, Chile and Peru. AstraZeneca said
it planned to seek U.S. emergency use authorisation in the coming
weeks and the latest data had been presented to the independent
trial oversight committee, the Data Safety Monitoring Board.
India delays big AstraZeneca vaccine exports as infections surge
India has put a temporary hold on all major exports of the
AstraZeneca coronavirus shot made by the Serum Institute of India,
the world's biggest vaccine-maker, to meet domestic demand as
infections rise, two sources told Reuters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet decided this week to widen
its inoculation drive by including everyone above 45 from April 1,
and many states battling a surge in infections have demanded that
all adults be covered.
US says it hopes WHO report on virus origins is "based on science"
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 The United States expects a
World Health Organization (WHO) investigation
into the origins of the novel coronavirus
pandemic to require further study, perhaps
including a return visit to China, a senior U.S.
official said on Wednesday.
The lengthy report by the team - made up of
international experts and their Chinese
counterparts - is expected to be issued this
week, the WHO says.
UK's Johnson considers tougher rules for France
Britain might have to toughen restrictions on
arrivals from France, including hauliers, to
defend against new variants of the COVID-19
virus spreading from the rest of Europe where
the situation was difficult, Prime Minister
Boris Johnson said.
Asked whether France should be put on a red
list, which is a category of countries from
which most travel to Britain is banned, Johnson
told a parliamentary committee that testing
hauliers would have an impact on trade flows.
(Compiled by Karishma Singh)
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