Not Perfect, but Saves Lives, AstraZeneca Says of COVID-19 Vaccine

Not Perfect, but Saves Lives, AstraZeneca Says of COVID-19 Vaccine
Vials with a sticker reading "COVID-19 vaccine/Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Oct. 31, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/Reuters
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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is not perfect, but will have a big impact on the pandemic, its chief executive predicted on Thursday, as the drugmaker pledged to double supplies to more than 200 million doses per month by April.

The two-dose shot, developed with Oxford University, has been hailed as a “vaccine for the world” because it is cheaper and easier to distribute than some rivals.