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The US just authorized Moderna s coronavirus vaccine, making millions more doses available to help curb the pandemic
The US just authorized Moderna s coronavirus vaccine, making millions more doses available to help curb the pandemic
Andrew DunnDec 19, 2020, 06:53 IST
Moderna; Samantha Lee/Business Insider
US regulators have authorized a second
coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.
This two-dose vaccine, developed by the biotech firm Moderna and the US National Institutes of
Health, was about 94% effective at preventing COVID-19 in a large clinical trial.
Moderna s vaccine is easier to store and transport than Pfizer s COVID-19 shot, which got US clearance a week ago.
Moderna plans to deliver 20 million doses in the US by year s end.