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Moderna: COVID-19 Vaccine Is 94.5-Percent Effective

Drugmaker Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine is 94-point-five percent effective in the latest trials.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, said he's generally cautiously optimistic but this is "as good as it gets -- 94.5% is truly outstanding."

Unlike Pfizer’s vaccine, it does not create storage obstacles by requiring ultra cold storage.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar celebrated the news in a statement saying that distribution will be handled through private channels directly into pharmacies and that states will get whatever we need.

Fauci said vaccinations from both companies could begin in the second half of December, with high-risk groups. He said the vaccine could be available to the rest of the population beginning next spring.

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