SouthAfricahassuspendeditsrolloutoftheOxfordAstraZenecacoronavirusvaccineafter a smallclinicaltrialssuggestedthatitofferedonlyminimalprotectionagainstmildtomoderateillnessfromthecovertvariantthatoriginatedinthecountry.
Sowhenwedevelopedouroverallvaccinestrategy, wealwayswantedtohave a diversityoffcandidates, andsoAstraZenecawasoneoffthecandidatesweselected, basedontheevidencethatwasavailablethatshoweditwaseffectiveagainstbothmildandseveredisease, includinghospitalization.
そのため、ワクチン戦略全体を策定する際には、常に多様性のある候補を選びたいと考えていました。
However, thestudythatwasjustpublishedthatwasjustreleasedyesterdayshowedthattheefficacyagainstmilddisease, eyesquitelowandthat's supportedbylaboratoryevidenceiswell.
NowweareuncertainaboutwhethertheAstraZenecavaccinealsopreventsseverediseaseandhospitalizationagainstthe 51 y V twovariantthatisprevalentinSouthAfrica.
現在、アストラゼネカのワクチンは、南アフリカで流行している 51 y V 2 変種に対する重症化や入院も防ぐことができるかどうかは不明です。
Andso, inthatkindofuncertainty, wethoughtitprudenttoput a delayontherolloutofftheAstraZenecavaccineuntilwecanestablishtheprocessestocollecttheinformationtofacethis.
Giventhattheyarefacingthatriskon a dailybasis, ofcourse, I wouldn't expecttheinvestigatorstosayanythingnegativeabouttheirproduct, buttherealityisthatspeculationdoesn't helpus.
Weneedevidence, andthewayinwhichweproposetocollectthatevidenceistoactuallyrollouttheAstraZenecavaccinein a stepwisemannerwherethefirstgroupthatgetsthevaccine, wewouldassesshospitalizationrates.
Wenowhavetotake a moreprudentapproachtoscaleupwhilewescalinguptheJohnsonandJohnsonvaccinewewill, inparallelalsobedoingsowiththeAstraZenecatoassessitsefficacyagainsthospitalization.
Wedo, however, wanttoensurewehave a diversityofproducts, andsowedoneedtoassessitsaffectedtheefficacyofeachnewvaccine, whetherit's AstraZenecaorFISA, allofthosewillhavetobeassessedaspartoftherollout.
Andwhileyouareassessingthatefficacy, I justliketoaskyoubecause I mean, youknow, yourholdoftherolloutoftheAstraZenecahas a lotofpeoplenervousbecauseitcouldpotentially, youknow, havewiderangingconsequencesforotherinitiatives.
Yeah, I thinkeachcountrywillhavetomakeitsowndecisionRightnow.
そうだな、今はそれぞれの国が自分で判断するしかないと思う。
SouthAfricaisin a slightlydifferentpositionbecausethefiberoneWife V twovariant, whichisthevariantthatisabletoescapeimmunity, constitutesabout 80 to 90% ofourcirculatingvirus.