A volunteer receives an injection at a hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg as part of a Covid-19 vaccine trial by the University of Oxford in conjunction with AstraZeneca. Photo: AP
Coronavirus: vaccine test volunteer who died during Oxford-AstraZeneca trial in Brazil had received a placebo
- Case is first death reported in worldwide vaccine trials, though media reports say what the deceased had received was not a test vaccine
- Study organisers say independent review found no safety concerns and testing would continue
A volunteer receives an injection at a hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg as part of a Covid-19 vaccine trial by the University of Oxford in conjunction with AstraZeneca. Photo: AP
