Herd immunity is the end game for the pandemic, but the AstraZeneca vaccine won’t get us there
- Written by Zoë Hyde, Epidemiologist, University of Western Australia
In the past fortnight, two vaccine stories made headlines around the world.
Novavax announced spectacular results for its phase 3 trial, while preliminary data suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine is ineffective against the South African variant.
These two vaccines comprise the bulk of Australia’s vaccine portfolio, and the results should prompt...





