Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging
May 18, 2020
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP - An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday. Study volunteers given either a…
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