coronavirus vaccines.The University of Oxford is set to begin a trial combining vaccines against the novel coronavirus from AstraZeneca and Pfizer in a two-shot schedule to assess the immune responses generated from the doses.Also Read | The health nudge is merely a mirageParticipants in the UK government-funded study will reportedly get one shot of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine followed by a dose from Pfizer, or vice versa.Here's your 10-point cheatsheet to this story:1) The Oxford University will begin recruiting 820 participants over 50 years of age across eight Britain sites this week, as per a statement.
The Astra and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines will be given in different orders and with two dosing intervals, four and 12 weeks apart.2).