Brazilian volunteer, who took part in trials of Oxford Vaccine, dies

Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 22 -- A Brazilian volunteer who participated in the trials of COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford and the AstraZeneca laboratory, has died, National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil (Anvisa) reported.

The agency further said that the cause of death was not disclosed "for reasons of ethics and confidentiality."

"In relation to the death of the Oxford vaccine test volunteer, Anvisa was formally informed of this fact on October 19, 2020," the watchdog said in a statement published by the G1 portal.

Anvisa's statement did not provide information on whether the volunteer had received a placebo or the active drug.

AstraZeneca told the G1 that it did not yet have an official position on the death o...