Current Affairs

Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is More Than 94% Effective, Preliminary Data Shows

Published

2 months ago

November 16, 2020

(Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

TOPLINE: Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing the disease, preliminary data from large-scale phase three trials shows, the company announced in a press release on Monday.

KEY FACTS

The preliminary data is based on an evaluation of 95 confirmed Covid-19 infections among the trial’s 30,000 participants.

According to the company, 90 of the participants who got infected with Covid-19 are from the placebo group while only 5 cases of infection were seen in the group that received two doses of the vaccine.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

-By Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff

Forbes Africa

Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is More Than 94% Effective, Preliminary Data Shows

Current Affairs

Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is More Than 94% Effective, Preliminary Data Shows

KEY FACTS

Download issues of Forbes Africa

Subscribe to Forbes Africa

South African Coronavirus Strain Is 50% More Infectious, Scientists Say

Bumble, The Online Dating App Where Women Make The First Move, Files To Go Public

Bill Gates Now Owns The Most Farmland In America | Forbes

Explaining President-Elect Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Recovery Plan | Forbes

Could Bitcoin Replace The U.S. Dollar? – Steve Forbes | What’s Ahead | Forbes

Newsletter