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Whether this was directly linked to AstraZeneca’s vaccine remains unclear, the report said. AstraZeneca declined to comment.
‘Historic Pledge’
Called AZD1222, the vaccine is in late-stage clinical trials in the United States, Britain, Brazil and South Africa and additional trials are planned in Japan and Russia. The trials aim to enroll up to 50,000 participants globally.
South Korea said on Wednesday it would look into the suspension and review its plan to participate in the manufacturing of the vaccine.
“It’s not rare that clinical trials get suspended as various factors interact,” health ministry official Yoon Tae-ho told a briefing.
The decision to put the trial on hold has impacted clinical trials being conducted by other vaccine makers, which are looking for signs of similar reactions, Stat said.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health, which is providing funding for AstraZeneca’s trial, declined to comment.
Moderna said in an emailed statement it was “not aware of any impact” to its ongoing COVID-19 vaccine study at this time.
Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold scientific safety and efficacy standards for their experimental vaccines despite the urgency to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The companies, including AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, issued what they called a “historic pledge” after a rise in concern that safety standards might slip in the face of political pressure to rush out a vaccine.
The companies said they would “uphold the integrity of the scientific process as they work towards potential global regulatory filings and approvals of the first COVID-19 vaccines.”
The other signatories were Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co, GlaxoSmithKline, Novavax Inc, Sanofi and BioNTech.
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