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2nd COVID-19 breakthrough: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope

2nd COVID-19 breakthrough: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope

JULIE STEENHUYSEN and MICHAEL ERMAN  MODERNA Inc's experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company has announced, becoming the second U.S. drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations. Together with Pfizer Inc's vaccine, which is also more than 90% effective, and pending more safety data and regulatory review, the United States could have two vaccines authorized for emergency use in December with as many as 60 million doses of vaccine available this year. Next year, the U.S. government could have access to more than 1 billion doses just from…
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COVID-19 breakthrough: New vaccine is more than 90% effective

COVID-19 breakthrough: New vaccine is more than 90% effective

PFIZER Inc has revealed its experimental vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on initial data from a large study, a major victory in the fight against the pandemic. Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE are the first drugmakers to show successful data from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine. Following are reactions to the news. LUCIO ROVATI, CEO OF ITALY'S ROTTAPHARM BIOTECH, WHICH IS WORKING WITH TAKIS BIOTECH ON A COVID-19 VACCINE "This is important news. Nothing that was not expected. Anyway, great, great. The problem remains that the data is limited in duration,…
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