AstraZeneca's pause of an experimental vaccine for coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a "wake-up call" but shouldn't discourage researchers, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said. "These things happen," she added. "It's a race against this virus, and it's a race to save lives. It's not a race between companies," added WHO's head of emergencies Mike Ryan.
AstraZeneca's pause of an experimental vaccine for coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a "wake-up call" but shouldn't discourage researchers, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said. "These things happen," she added. "It's a race against this virus, and it's a race to save lives. It's not a race between companies," added WHO's head of emergencies Mike Ryan.