Tag: Covid vaccine

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective, US firm data shows

A new vaccine that protects against Covid-19 is nearly 95 percent effective, early data from US company Moderna shows. The results come hot on the heels of similar results from Pfizer, and add to growing confidence that vaccines can help end the pandemic. Both companies used a highly innovative and experimental approach to designing their […]

European Union buys 300 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Early data suggests the vaccine protects more than 90% of people from developing Covid-19 symptoms after having been tested on 43,500 people.

Human trials for coronavirus vaccine start in South Africa

South Africa has been chosen, not just for its expertise in this field, but because Covid-19 is now spreading fast here.