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Pfizer/BioNTech, Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine data encouraging: WHO

FILE PHOTO: A vial of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is pictured in Harpenden, Britain, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

Recent data on COVID-19 vaccinations with the Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca shots are encouraging, the European regional adviser to the World Health Organization told reporters on Thursday.

The data may lead the WHO to review recommendations on dosing intervals, Siddhartha Datta said.

FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are seen in a tray during a mass vaccination campaign at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

(Reporting by Alistair Smout, Matthias Blamont; editing by John Stonestreet)

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