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Moderna Vs Pfizer – How the 2 COVID Vaccines Are Competing?

The United States now has two vaccines available for emergency use and the Science News Erin Garcia de Jesus sought to find out the difference between the two. 

Here’s an excerpt from her analysis. 

Moderna & Pfizer Authorization

On December 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Moderna’s vaccine for emergency use in people 18 years or older. The decision follows a thumbs-up vote from a panel of experts that convened on December 17 to discuss vaccine data that the biotechnology...

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First COVID Vaccine Likely To Be Approved By Mid December

In a major development, Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said that they will apply to U.S. health regulators on Friday for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first such application in a major step toward providing protection against the new coronavirus, reports Reuters.

Backdrop

The application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comes just days after Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE 22UAy.DE (BNTX.O) reported final trial results that showed the vaccine was 95%...

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COVID19 Vaccinations To Start by Nov-Dec As Winter Nears

Fauci cautions that a Covid-19 vaccine won't eliminate the need for masks and public health measures

According to a CNN report, Covid-19 vaccinations could start as early as November or December, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said Friday.

Fauci’s comments come as the US passed 7 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 203,000 people have died.

Despite the prediction, Fauci says it could still be a while until everything returns to pre-Covid normalcy.

Return To Normalcy By 2021 Third Quarter
“By the time...

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