⁍ The move comes after the British drugmaker on Saturday got the go-ahead to restart trials in the UK.
⁍ Tests remain on hold in the United States pending an investigation.
⁍ The Serum Institute of India said it would restart its trials once it had permission from the Drugs Controller General of India.
– A South African health official says AstraZeneca has resumed vaccine trials in the country, more than a week after they were halted due to serious side effects in a participant in Britain. The move, confirmed to Reuters by the director of affordable medicines in the health department, Khadija Jamaloodien, comes after the British drugmaker on Saturday got the go-ahead to restart trials in the UK, prompting Brazil to follow suit. Tests remain on hold in the United States pending an investigation, and the Serum Institute of India said it would restart its trials once it had permission from the Drugs Controller General of India.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-safric/astrazeneca-resumes-covid-19-vaccine-trials-in-south-africa-health-dept-says-idUSKBN2662HV