Coronavirus

AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Participant Dies

It's unclear whether the person was given the placebo shot or the vaccine.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Participant Dies
Alastair Grant / AP
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A volunteer for a COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil has died.

The person was involved in AstraZeneca's trial. But it's unclear whether that person was given the placebo shot or the vaccine.

Experts say participants in these types of trials can get sick or die. But it may not be caused by the vaccine.