Critics of AstraZeneca Vaccine “Probably Killed Hundreds of Thousands,” Oxford Scientist Says

A vial of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine.

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An Oxford scientist who worked on the AstraZeneca vaccine says he thinks scientists and politicians “probably killed hundreds of thousands of people” by damaging the reputation of the jab.

Speaking to the BBC, Professor Sir John Bell said: “They have damaged the reputation of the vaccine in a way that echoes around the rest of the world.”