South Africa suspends rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
This is a horrible decision.<p>All the data we have suggests AZ is probably 100% effective at preventing death from the South African strain.<p>(Mostly) everyone agrees we want to have a vaccine that is:<p>-safer than not vaccinating<p>-effective against death<p>-actually available to use<p>AZ is all 3 of these in South Africa (and everywhere).<p>It also provides some additional benefits, like:<p>-cheap<p>-no cold storage<p>-easier to administer<p>By banning AZ you aren&#x27;t trading it for Pfizer, you are trading it for no vaccine.