Massachusetts biotech company Moderna has announed that it's experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis. The announcement closely follows similar news from Pfizer and BioNTech a week ago.

Massachusetts biotech company Moderna has announed that it’s experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis. The announcement closely follows similar news from Pfizer and BioNTech a week ago.

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16 November 2020

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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Massachusetts biotech company Moderna has announed that it’s experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis. The announcement closely follows similar news from Pfizer and BioNTech a week ago.

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