In comparison to Pfizer and Moderna, the AstraZeneca & Oxford vaccine is far cheaper, easier to store, and easier to get where it is needed over the world.
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After Hungary became the first European country to receive a sample of the Russian vaccine, the EU was quick to warn against its use. According to the Commission, it “raises safety concerns and could damage trust in potential vaccines.” The decision to conduct trials of and possibly produce the vaccine further stirred tension between Orbán […]Continue reading
It made headlines in September that its testing was put on hold after one of the testees developed health issues. Then, it was announced days later that testing had resumed. The vaccine was developed in roughly ten months, a process that normally takes several years, even a decade.
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