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COVID-19: Studies Determine How Effective Moderna Vaccine Is Six Months After Second Dose COVID-19: Studies Determine How Effective Moderna Vaccine Is Six Months After Second Dose
Covid-19: Studies Determine How Effective Moderna Vaccine Is Six Months After Second Dose The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has proven to be largely effective six months after Americans receive a second dose, according to recent studies conducted by the pharmaceutical company. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel announced this week that the latest round of studies into the vaccine found that it maintains 93 percent of its efficacy six months after the second dose is administered. Bancel said that while the vaccine remains effective, it is important to recognize the threat of variants of the virus, specifically the more transmissible Delta variant, which has been rapidly spreading across the …

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COVID-19: Moderna Announces When Booster Shot Will Be Available For Those Who Got Two Doses COVID-19: Moderna Announces When Booster Shot Will Be Available For Those Who Got Two Doses
Covid-19: Moderna Announces When Booster Shot Will Be Available For Those Who Got Two Doses Moderna is working on a booster shot for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine that will be made available by the fall to help avoid another surge of new cases over the winter. CEO Stephane Bancel said on CNBC that the company “wants to make sure there are boost vaccines available in the fall so that we protect people as we go into the next fall and winter season in the U.S.” Last month, the National Institutes of Health began testing several versions of boosters from Moderna that could potentially be used to combat variants of COVID-19, including the South African strain that has flummoxed resear…

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