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Some Promising News About a COVID-19 Vaccine
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Some Promising News About a COVID-19 Vaccine

Pfizer's vaccine has been shown to be 95% effective against COVID-19

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We're excited to share some promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine this morning. Pfizer's vaccine has been shown to be 95% effective against COVID-19 beginning 28 days after the first dose. The news puts us one step closer to defeating the pandemic that has affected us all so greatly.

From the Pfizer press release:

"The study results mark an important step in this historic eight-month journey to bring forward a vaccine capable of helping to end this devastating pandemic. We continue to move at the speed of science to compile all the data collected thus far and share with regulators around the world," said Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO. "With hundreds of thousands of people around the globe infected every day, we urgently need to get a safe and effective vaccine to the world."

Read the full press release.

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