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The efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine continued to dominate the news in the UK and beyond this week. Results from a small trial in South Africa seemed to suggest that the vaccine offers only limited protection from mild disease against the South African strain of the virus – though it will likely still stop severe illness and death. This seems like bad news, as the cheap, low-maintenance vaccine was seen as a workhorse that could.