Here & Now

UW Health Vaccine Study Placed on Hold

Zac Schultz:

We have an update to an interview we conducted last week with Dr. Jeffrey Pothof, a UW Health physician who was first to take an investigative vaccine as part of an international study. This week the AstraZeneca trial was placed on hold after one participant, a volunteer in Great Britain showed concerning side-effects after receiving the vaccine. Officials with the study say temporary holds in vaccine trials are not uncommon and the study is expected to continue if questions are answered about the British participant’s symptoms.