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by adolph 2004 days ago
August 21, 2020, 11:30 AM

Two U.S. pharmaceutical giants, Pfizer and Moderna, are in the final phase of coronavirus vaccine development, and Oxford University is expected to start large-scale human trials of its vaccine in the U.S. this month.

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The initial numbers look awesome: Pfizer: 8/18,198 vaccine, 162/18,325 placebo; Moderna: 5/13,934 vaccine, 90/13,883 placebo for 7 and 14 days respectively after the second dose.