Oxford preparing COVID-19 vaccine versions to fight virus variants: Report


Team Udayavani, Jan 21, 2021, 4:08 PM IST

Oxford scientists are preparing to produce new versions of their vaccine to combat more contagious COVID-19 variants discovered in the UK, South Africa and Brazil, according to a report.

The team behind the vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca is undertaking feasibility studies to reconfigure the technology, the report said citing confirmation from Oxford University.

The scientists were working on estimating how quickly they could reconfigure their ChAdOx vaccine platform

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