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  • Moderna vaccine claims 94.5% effective rate in US tests

    Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer|Updated Nov 19, 2020

    A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine – this one from Moderna Inc. – yielded strong early results Monday, Nov. 16, as the pandemic enters a new phase. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from an ongoing study. A week ago, competitor Pfizer Inc. announced its own vaccine looked 90% effective – news that puts both companies on track to seek permission within weeks for emergency use in the U.S. The results are “truly striking,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. governmen...

  • Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective

    Lauran Neergaard and Linda A. Johnson, AP Medical Writers|Updated Nov 10, 2020

    Pfizer Inc. said that its COVID-19 vaccine may be 90% effective, Monday, Nov. 9, based on early and incomplete test results that brought a big burst of optimism to a world desperate for the means to finally bring the catastrophic outbreak under control. The announcement came less than a week after an election seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s handling of the scourge, which has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide, including almost a quarter-million in the United States alone. “We’re in a posit...

  • Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective

    LAURAN NEERGAARD and LINDA A. JOHNSON, Associated Press Medical Writers|Updated Nov 9, 2020

    Nov 09, 2020 1:28 PM Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of optimism to a world desperate for the means to finally bring the catastrophic outbreak under control. The announcement came less than a week after an election seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump's handling of the scourge, which has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide,...

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