Markets collapse as vaccine subject gets ill

September 09, 2020 12:00

AstraZeneca - a leader in the race to find a coronavirus vaccine - stopped its trial after one of the test subject's fell ill in a potential adverse reaction to the company's experimental Covid-19 vaccine. The delay in this trial is likely to derail the speed of immunisation around the world causing concern for many traders and investors.

On the back of the news, global stock markets sank along with oil and commodity currencies. Investors fled to safe-haven currencies such as the Swiss Franc and the Japanese Yen.

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The experimental vaccine is being developed by AstraZeneca and researchers from the University of Oxford. It had been one of the leading candidates to reach the global market. The company is now undergoing a standard review to try and understand the unexplained illness.

While shares in AstraZeneca dropped sharply on the news, shares in other rivals traded higher. While US President Donald Trump has stated a vaccine will be available by the end of the year, investors are concerned about the rising pace of infections around the world bringing the possibility of a second wave closer.

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