Can The COVID-19 Vaccines Deliver?
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There are now two promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates that have shown high degrees of efficacy in clinical trials. On November 16, 2020, biotech company Moderna, Inc. reported its vaccine showed 94.5% efficacy in early results. On November 9, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced it’s vaccine showed an efficacy rate above 90%. It’s worth mentioning this data has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and neither vaccine has yet to receive FDA approval.
Guests:
Ryan Gabrielson, reporter for ProPublica
Dr. Richard Novak, Chief of infectious disease at the University of Illinois — Chicago and the lead investigator of the clinical trials for the Moderna vaccine at UIC where they participated in Phase 3 trials
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