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    Hopes of Covid vaccine for more than 1bn people by end of 2021

    Moderna becomes second firm to reveal positive results with nearly 95% protection in trialsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage
    by Ian Sample Science editor Nov 16, 2020 3 minutes
    Moderna said it had improved the shelf life and stability of its own vaccine, so it can be stored at standard refrigeration temperatures of 2C to 8C for 30 days. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

    More than 1 billion people could be immunised against coronavirus by the end of next year with shots from the first two companies to reveal positive results, after the latest vaccine was shown in trials to have an efficacy of nearly 95% .

    With the US’s top infectious diseases official, Anthony Fauci, hailing “the light at the end of the tunnel”, the US biotech firm Moderna announced impressive results for its mRNA vaccine on Monday, a week after interim results for a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine showed 90% efficacy.

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