Probably no post-war report was as important as that that the novel vaccines against Covid-19 apparently worked.

After Pfizer / Biontec and Moderna had announced 95 percent effectiveness, Astra Zeneca also presented the results of the clinical studies: With the optimal dosage, around 90 percent of those vaccinated would be protected and there were no relevant side effects.

The vaccine developed jointly with the University of Oxford had caught up with the two promising candidates again after delays in the clinical trial due to possible side effects. Or so it seemed.