AZ Exercises Caution With COVID Vaccine Safety Pause As Questions Remain Over Vector
Pause Affects All AZD1222 Trials
Executive Summary
The clinical pause for AZD1222 errs on the side of caution, but raises questions about the viral vector’s safety.
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