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WHO lists AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Mon, 15th Feb 2021 16:34

GENEVA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization
(WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford
University's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access
to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world.

A WHO statement said it had approved the vaccine as produced
by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute
of India.
(Reporting by John Revill, John Miller, Michael Shields in
Zurich, Kate Kelland in London, Editing by William Maclean)

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