Hopes of Covid vaccine for more than 1bn people by end of 2021
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#5AEAW)
Moderna becomes second firm to reveal positive results with nearly 95% protection in trials
More than 1 billion people could be immunised against coronavirus by the end of next year with shots from the first two companies to reveal positive results, after the latest vaccine was shown to be nearly 95% effective in trials.
With the US's top infectious diseases official, Anthony Fauci, hailing the light at the end of the tunnel", the US biotech firm Moderna announced impressive results for its mRNA vaccine on Monday, a week after interim results for a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine showed 90% effectiveness.
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