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AstraZeneca vaccine’s promise now drawn into question
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Hailed as a cheap, easy to store not-for-profit vaccine, the AstraZeneca shot has suffered a growing number of setbacks.
In the latest, around a dozen countries have suspended its use as a precaution after blood clots suffered by some of those vaccinated.
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The British laboratory made headlines in November when it claimed its jab could match the 90 percent effectiveness of the rival and much more expensive Pfizer/BioNTech jab, which has to be kept at extremely low temperatures.
But that success rate was only if half a dose was given for the first shot with a full second dose a month later.