AstraZeneca to present coronavirus vaccine data in fourth quarter

Astra is racing to develop a Covid-19 vaccine (AstraZeneca/PA)

Drugs giant AstraZeneca has confirmed it expects to present the data from its Covid-19 vaccine, being developed with the University of Oxford, by the end of the year.

The firm said the first data from its phase two and three trials in the UK will be published in the fourth quarter.