Coronavirus

AstraZeneca: Vaccine Averaged 70% Effectiveness

AstraZeneca said its coronavirus vaccine candidate is up to 90% effective and was studied over two different dosing regimens.

AstraZeneca: Vaccine Averaged 70% Effectiveness
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Another experimental vaccine shows promising data on its effectiveness during trials.

AstraZeneca said its vaccine candidate is up to 90% effective and was studied over two different dosing regimens.

The one showed to be 90% effective, participants received a half-dose, then a full dose at least one month apart.

Now when combined with results of the second dosing regimen, the vaccine candidate has an average efficacy rate of 70%.

AstraZeneca is the third major company now to report a high effective rate for its potential vaccine. 

Just last week, Pfizer and Moderna reported its vaccines were close to 95% effective.