Pause in Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial not necessarily a setback, says Hancock
UK health secretary says it is not first time vaccine trial has been delayed
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Matt Hancock has said a pause to the Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial after a volunteer suffered an adverse reaction is not necessarily a setback.
The UK health secretary said he was not overly concerned about the decision by the pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca to halt vaccine trials, adding that it had already overcome a similar delay.
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