The trials were halted after one study participant in the U.K. developed a neurological condition.
Testing sites in the U.S., which aim to enroll 30,000 people, were put on hold, as well as sites in Brazil and Europe.for clinical trials to pause because of unexpected adverse events.
During an online event Thursday morning, AstraZeneca's chief executive, Pascal Soriot, addressed public scrutiny of the clinical trial process. "The difference with other vaccines trials is the whole world is not watching them," Soriot said. He added that it's possible the company will have adequate safety and efficacy data on the vaccine by the end of this year, as long as a monitoring committee allows the company to resume the trial."You don't want to put anybody else at risk until you've sorted out the data.
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