Pfizer/BioNTech, Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine data encouraging - WHO

Reuters

04 March, 2021, 04:30 pm

Last modified: 04 March, 2021, 04:57 pm

Pfizer/BioNTech, Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine data encouraging - WHO

The data may lead the WHO to review recommendations on dosing intervals

Reuters

04 March, 2021, 04:30 pm

Last modified: 04 March, 2021, 04:57 pm

Photo: Collected.

Photo: Collected.

Recent data on Covid-19 vaccinations with the Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca shots are encouraging, the European regional adviser to the World Health Organization told reporters on Thursday.

The data may lead the WHO to review recommendations on dosing intervals, Siddhartha Datta said.

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