AstraZeneca
Proper noun
Meaning
AstraZeneca (uncountable)
(neologism) The COVID-19 vaccine made by the AstraZeneca company.
Examples
A chemist works at the headquarters of U.K.-based AstraZeneca.
An experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca could be put before regulators this year if scientists are able to gather enough data, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group said on Tuesday.
Another adenovirus vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, reported efficacy data yesterday of 70%.
An AstraZeneca spokesperson confirmed the pause in vaccinations covers studies in the US and other countries.
Apart from the CoronaVac, Brazil also plans to administer a vaccine being created by England's Oxford University and the drug giant AstraZeneca.
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson both have contracts to provide their vaccines to the US government if approved by regulators.