Moderna seeks emergency US and EU approval for coronavirus vaccine
13 December 2020 |
12:22 pm
New study results found that the shots had an efficacy rate of 94.1%. The company says doses of the vaccine could be delivered to the EU as soon as December, if it receives approval.
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