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WHO Panel OKs AstraZeneca Vaccine Against COVID-19 Variants

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   A World Health Organization panel of immunization experts Wednesday
   recommended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for all ages
   and in regions where variant strains of the virus are prevalent.

   The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization made
   the recommendation from agency headquarters in Geneva. The panel
   reviewed the vaccine this week after South Africa halted its use Sunday
   in response to a study by a university there that indicated the drug
   provided only minimal protection from the variant that was first
   discovered in that country.

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