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Robert Peston, political editor for ITV, has reported that he has been made aware, by an unnamed source, that positive news about the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate is going to be published in The Lancet soon.
Prof Stephen Evans, Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said:
“I definitely do not want to respond on speculation. Even the positive news will have a limited impact at this stage. Rushing into comment does not serve scientific, patient or the public’s interest.
“As scientists we rely on data and while we could repeat what we know from previous data it is not helpful, especially in the context of rumour about new data, to speculate.”
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