AstraZeneca to test combination of AZD1222 and Sputnik V vaccines
AstraZeneca will begin testing whether they can improve the efficacy of AZD1222 by combining it with the Ad26 human adenoviral vector from Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine.
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AstraZeneca will begin testing whether they can improve the efficacy of AZD1222 by combining it with the Ad26 human adenoviral vector from Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine.
Phase III trial interim data has shown that Russia's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Sputnik V, is 91.4 percent effective.
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