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Moderna says early data suggests its COVID-19 vaccine is effective

FILE – In this Monday, May 25, 2020 file photo, a vile of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate on a shelf during testing at the Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Refrigeration, cargo planes, and, above all, money: All risk being in short supply for the international initiative to get coronavirus vaccines to the world’s most vulnerable people. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
FILE – In this Monday, May 25, 2020 file photo, a vile of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate on a shelf during testing at the Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Refrigeration, cargo planes, and, above all, money: All risk being in short supply for the international initiative to get coronavirus vaccines to the world’s most vulnerable people. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
By | ap@dfmdev.com

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Moderna says early data suggests its COVID-19 vaccine is effective, putting a second shot closer to seeking US approval.

Moderna is the second pharmaceutical company to announce successful trials. Earlier this month, Pfizer announced its vaccine was 90 percent effective among trial subjects.

This is a developing story

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