Coronavirus: Vaccine from US company Moderna 94.5% effective, according to early data

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US firm Moderna has said its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 has been shown to be 94.5% effective. That's according to early results from a clinical trial with more than 30,000 participants.

Image: Shutterstock/creativeneko Image: Shutterstock/creativeneko MODERNA HAS ANNOUNCED its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was shown to be 94.5% effective according to early results from a clinical trial with more than 30,000 participants.

The company said the vaccine was “generally well tolerated” and the majority of adverse events were mild or moderate in severity. Severe events included pain at the injection site, fatigue, myalgia , arthralgia , headache and redness at the injection site. Related Reads 14.11.20 Explainer: Which Covid-19 vaccines could Ireland get and how prepared are we for the roll-out? 13.11.20 Coronavirus vaccine should be available to Irish public by mid-2021, Martin says

 

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Immune system 99.9% effective 🤷🏻‍♂️

I wish you could add a link to the study or data in your articles.

Great news! Can't wait for all The Journal staff to get theirs. All the hard work promoting the pandemic should mean they're first in line to get their reward.

Misleading headline alert!🚨only 95 confirmed cases in the trial, so the 94.5% effective stat quoted is only based on only 95 participants, NOT 30,000. You cant extrapolate data based on less than 100 people for a vaccine intended for an entire population.

We're nearly at the 'Immune system effective levels'.... Still 5.something % to go!! I'll take my chances anyway thanks 🤔🥴

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