A 28-year-old volunteer in the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial has died – but there have been ‘no safety concerns’ found with the drug.
The young man, from Rio de Janeiro, passed away ‘as a result of complications from Covid-19’ on Thursday, according to Brazilian news site Globo.
The worldwide hunt for a working coronavirus vaccine continues.
Meanwhile, the UK has recorded 26,668 new cases of coronavirus yesterday – the highest daily number since the pandemic began.
Another 191 people have also died with Covid-19 – meaning the UK narrowly missed recording a second day in a row of more than 200 fatalities.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/22/coronavirus-news-live-covid-vaccine-dies-uk-records-highest-total-pandemic-13461762/
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