59 min agoSouth Africa to reassess impact of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on hospitalizationsFrom CNN’s Nadia Kounang, Jamie Gumbrecht, Sharif Paget and Naomi ThomasVials of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine are packaged on the production line at the Serum Institute in Pune, India, on January 22. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Vials of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine are packaged on the production line at the Serum Institute in Pune, India, on January 22. According to the government’s dashboard more than 12 million people have received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in the UK. However, the country is also contending with its current million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine expiring in April. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images The French Minister of Health received the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday.

Source: The Nation February 08, 2021 16:52 UTC