South Africa cancels AstraZenca rollout

South Africa cancels AstraZenca rollout

Due to the number of increasing cases of the coronavirus with the new strain, South Africa has cancelled the vaccine rollout after research showed it did not help against the new variant.

Weekend.NEW THIS HOUR... SOUTH AFRICA ISCANCELLING ITS ROLLOUT OF THEASTRA-ZENECA VACCINE...DUE TOTHE COVID VARIANT THE COVIDVARIANT SPREADING THROUGHOUT THECOUNTRY.FRONT-LINE HEALTHCARE WORKERSWERE SUPPOSED TO START GETTINGTHE VACCINE THIS MONTH.BUT A SMALL CLINICAL TRIALSHOWED THE ASTRA-ZENECA SHOTWASN’T EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTINGMILD TO MODERATE ILLNESS FROMTHE VIRUS VARIANT.HEALTH LEADERS IN SOUTH AFRICASAY THE MUTATION IS CURRENTLYACCOUNTING FOR 90-PERCENT OFCOVID CASES THERE.SCIENTISTS ARE PLANNING MORESTUDIES TO SEE I