Oxford halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine in children's trial

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

A health worker holds a vial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, in Bogota on April 5, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
 

What you need to know:

  • As several European countries suspend their rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, many African countries are continuing with it, as a principal jab.