AstraZeneca said its vaccine is 76% effective after the first dose and up to 82% effective at preventing the virus after the second dose.
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The U.K. variant appeared to have independently acquired a mutation that may help the virus evade antibodies in vaccines.
"You need to get vaccinated when it becomes available, as quickly and as expeditiously as possible throughout the country."
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The European Union on Friday backtracked on a threat to restrict exports of coronavirus shots to Northern Ireland in its growing row with Britain, as the WHO warned against "vaccine nationalism".
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The vaccine has other benefits that could make it something of a game-changer.
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Novavax found that the vaccine was only about 50% effective against the fast-spreading variant that is circulating in South Africa.
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