AstraZeneca’s troubles dent global vaccination hopes

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A version of this story appeared in the April 8 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. CNN) Cheaper and more easily stored than other Covid-19 vaccines, AstraZeneca’s shot was hailed as the world’s way out of the pandemic. […] These fatalities were reported in 62 cases of clotting in the sinuses that drain blood from the brain, and 24 cases of clotting in the abdomen. […] Studies have suggested that the UK variant is more contagious than the original strain, is possibly more dangerous and associated with a higher risk of death. […] Part of that is due to the spread of 1.7 and other concerning variants, Walensky said earlier this week.

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