Volunteer in Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine trial dies in Brazil - but scientists say there are NO safety concerns and trial will continue

A volunteer in the Brazilian arm of AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford's coronavirus vaccine trial has died. He was confirmed to be Dr João Pedro R. Feitosa, a 28-year-old from Rio De Janeiro, who passed away on October 15 from COVID-19 complications. Reports say he was not part of the group that received the experimental jab. Oxford and Brazilian health authority Anvisa say testing will continue and that there are no safety concerns. The news comes as the FDA keeps the US arm of AstraZeneca's trial on hold after a British patient developed a rare spinal complication.