A new study suggests the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine cuts transmission of the virus by two-thirds and prevents severe disease. Oxford University released the results on Wednesday. The research has not yet been peer reviewed, meaning other scientists have not examined it. But, Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock told broadcaster Sky News the findings are “very good news.” Hancock said the latest results showed the AstraZeneca vaccine slows spread of the virus by about 66 percent. He added that the study also found the vaccine injections were highly protective after a single dose. The head of research and development for AstraZeneca, Mene Pangalos, told reporters no patients had experienced severe disease or hospitalization three weeks after receiving a first dose.
Title: Study: AstraZeneca Vaccine Greatly Reduces Virus Transmission Rate
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Study: AstraZeneca Vaccine Greatly Reduces Virus Transmission Rate' data-article-id='5366'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='16500'>A new study suggests the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine cuts transmission of the virus by two-thirds and prevents severe disease. </span> <span data-start-time='16500' data-end-time='22458'>Oxford University released the results on Wednesday.</span> <span data-start-time='22458' data-end-time='31833'>The research has not yet been peer reviewed, meaning other scientists have not examined it. </span> <span data-start-time='31833' data-end-time='43583'>But, Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock told broadcaster Sky News the findings are “very good news.”</span> <span data-start-time='43583' data-end-time='57000'>Hancock said the latest results showed the AstraZeneca vaccine slows spread of the virus by about 66 percent. </span> <span data-start-time='57000' data-end-time='68313'>He added that the study also found the vaccine injections were highly protective after a single dose.</span> <span data-start-time='68313' data-end-time='87854'>The head of research and development for AstraZeneca, Mene Pangalos, told reporters no patients had experienced severe disease or hospitalization three weeks after receiving a first dose.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/the_research_will_not_be_published_in_scientific_journals.wav'><span>the research will not be published in scientific journals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/other_scientists_have_examined_the_research_and_confirmed_its_validity.wav'><span>other scientists have examined the research and confirmed its validity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/scientists_reject_the_conclusions_of_the_study.wav'><span>scientists reject the conclusions of the study</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/the_research_must_be_done_over_again.wav'><span>the research must be done over again</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16735 data-hint-location='16500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/what_university_released_the_results_of_the_astrazeneca_study.wav'>What university released the results of the AstraZeneca study?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Oxford University '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/king_college.wav'><span>King College</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/oxford_university_.wav'><span>Oxford University </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/university_of_london.wav'><span>University of London</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/durham_university.wav'><span>Durham University</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16736 data-hint-location='43583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/the_astrazeneca_vaccine_slows_the_spread_of_the_virus_by_about__blank_.wav'>The AstraZeneca vaccine slows the spread of the virus by about <span class='blank'>66 percent</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='66 percent'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/66_percent.wav'><span>66 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/46_percent.wav'><span>46 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/10_percent.wav'><span>10 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4841/96_percent.wav'><span>96 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