Two people in South Korea have lost their lives after they received the AstraZeneca vaccine. The AstraZeneca vaccine gainst COVID-19 has an efficacy of 63.09% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection according to WHO. Over 85,000 people in South Korea have received the AstraZeneca vaccine while over 1,500 of them opted for Pfizer shots as of Tuesday, March 2. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said the deaths could raise concerns about the vaccines but was still investigating whether there was a direct link to the jabs. Vaccine found to be less effective on new strainThe World Health Organisation (WHO) had warned people not to dismiss the AstraZeneca vaccine after it was found to be less effective on a new strain in South Africa.

Source: Daily Nation March 04, 2021 03:56 UTC