Clinical trials of one of the most complex Covid-19 experimental vaccines, which is being developed through pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, were “suspended” on Tuesday after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.
As billions of people around the world continue to suffer the consequences of the pandemic and the global death toll approaches 900,000, a global race for a vaccine is underway, with nine companies already in phase 3 of the trials. phase 3.
Some Spanish parents feared that they would open too soon and that millions of students would return on Monday Photo: AFP / JOSE JORDAN
To date, international infections number more than 27 million and more than 890,000 people have died from the disease.
Russia has already approved a vaccine, and studies published in the medical journal The Lancet last week indicated that affected patients in early tests had developed antibodies “any serious adverse event. ” But the scientists cautioned that the trials were too small.
Number of COVID-19 deaths nationwide as of August 24 at 11:00 GMT. Photo: AFP / Simon MALFATTO
A spokesperson for the AstraZeneca vaccine said Tuesday that “we have voluntarily suspended vaccination to allow for review of protection awareness through an independent committee.
“This is a regimen action that occurs whenever there is potentially unexplained illness in any of the trials, while it is under investigation, ensuring that we maintain the integrity of the evidence. “
The company said that in the giant trials, diseases occur by possibility, but they want to be screened independently.
The New Delhi metro reopened on Monday after a five-month closure Photo: AFP / Prakash SINGH
AstraZeneca did not elaborate, but the medical news Stat News, which first reported on the volunteer’s illness, cited a source as a “serious adverse reaction” to the vaccine.
“While this is not smart news, obviously comprehensive side effect testing is a component of large-scale trials and is imperative to ensure confidence in any vaccine. However, this will mean that effects will be delayed. ” , Harvard epidemiology expert Bill Hanage wrote on Twitter.
Morocco is also facing a backlog of cases, and officials say it runs the risk of overwhelming the country Photo: AFP / STR
According to Stat News, the volunteer in poor health on the vaccine will likely participate in a phase 2/3 trial in the UK.
Meanwhile, China showed its local vaccines for the first time at a Beijing industry showcase this week, and hopes the vaccine will be approved for use until the end of the year.
Vaccines are among the few that have entered 3 trials.
Israel has “a night closure” of 40 cities and towns with the highest infection rates Photo: AFP / MENAHEM KAHANA
Across Europe, considerations are developing about a resurgence of the virus, with France tightening restrictions, cases in Britain expanding and resuming in the region.
In China, however, the virus was still banned thanks to closures and restrictions earlier in the year, prompting officials to tout the country as a good fortune story for the coronavirus.
The nation’s propaganda device to capture the narrative surrounding the pandemic, reformulating the episode as an example of the agility and organization of the communist leadership.
The economic fallout of the virus continues to wreak havoc on economies around the world as governments desperately seek to get back to normal.
India continued to reopen despite surpassing Brazil on Monday as the highest inflamed country in the world, with more than 4. 2 million cases.
Subway trains resumed operations this week and said the main tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal, will reopen on September 21.
South Africa announced that its economy had outperformed more than one part in the current quarter, as the pandemic wreaked havoc in Africa’s top industrialized state.
Latin America and the Caribbean have exceeded 300,000 deaths from the virus. The number of cases in Argentina has exceeded half a million, while in Peru, which has the world’s capita coronavirus death rate, Covid-19-related deaths have exceeded 30,000.
European countries were grappling with the high-profile and political fallout from the pandemic on Tuesday.
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme tested for the disease, prompting French Prime Minister Jean Castex to run a test, authorities said, after the couple shared the same car to keep up. of the cycling event.
France’s soccer team was forced onto the pitch against Croatia on Tuesday without star forward Kylian Mbappé after testing positive.
The Roland Garros tennis tournament was hit hard after number one world champion and protector Ashleigh Barty announced that she would be participating.
His doctor, however, optimistic.
“All the parameters monitored Array . . . are reassuring,” Alberto Zangrillo said, adding that Berlusconi’s fitness “is constantly improving. “