//New AstraZeneca report says vaccine was 76% effective in preventing COVID-19 symptoms

New AstraZeneca report says vaccine was 76% effective in preventing COVID-19 symptoms

Drug giant AstraZeneca updated its data on how well its coronavirus vaccine works, saying late Wednesday the vaccine showed 76% efficacy against symptomatic coronavirus disease and 100% efficacy against severe or critical disease or the need for hospitalization.The vaccine was 85% effective in preventing symptoms in volunteers 65 and older, the company said.The numbers are not terribly different from data the company released in