US: AstraZeneca May Have Used Outdated Info in Vaccine Trial

Just hours after AstraZeneca reported encouraging results, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued an unusual statement.

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FILE - In this Monday, March 22, 2021 file photo medical staff prepares an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany. Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine may have used "outdated information," U.S. federal health officials said early Tuesday March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
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