EXPERT REACTION: Scientists call for pause to AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
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The Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology says the federal government should immediately pause the planned rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine because it may not be effective enough to generate herd immunity. Below, Aussie scientists respond to the pause request.
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