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    ‘Five of the best’ serendipitous medical discoveries

    Nov 28, 2020 2 minutes
    ADAM TAYLOR
    The Conversation

    YOU might assume that all great medical discoveries are the result of deliberate action on the part of scientists. But you’d be wrong.

    Many great discoveries are the result of accidents, mistakes and chance. Here are five of the best, starting with the most recent.

    1. Oxford vaccine dose

    If the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine had been given at the specified dose, the effectiveness of the vaccine

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