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COVID-19: Moderna Says Its Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Moderna, on Monday, announced its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was shown to be 94.5 percent effective according to early results from a clinical trial with more than 30,000 participants, according to AFP

“This positive interim analysis from our Phase 3 study has given us the first clinical validation that our vaccine can prevent COVID-19 disease, including severe disease,” said Stephane Bancel, Moderna’s CEO.

Read also: First COVID-19 Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective, Says Pfizer

This is coming barely a week after announcements that Pfizer and Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccines have also undergone clinical trials that have proved over 90% efficacy.

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