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Pfizer claims its COVID-19 vaccine could be 90% effective

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COVID-19 vaccinePfizer (NYSE:PFE) has announced its vaccine candidate promises to be 90% effective in protecting against COVID-19 infections. 

The announcement included the interim analysis results of its Phase 3 trial. Pfizer had earlier suggested that it would announce those results in late October.

The promising data clears the way for Pfizer to apply for emergency-use authorization from FDA for the vaccine, which it developed in collaboration with the German firm BioNTech. 

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The pharma and biotech editor of WTWH Media, Brian is a veteran journalist with more than 15 years of experience covering an array of life science topics, including clinical trials, drug discovery and development and medical devices. Before coming to WTWH, he served as content director focused on connected devices at Informa. In addition, Brian covered the medical device sector for 10 years at UBM. At Qmed, he overhauled the brand’s news coverage and helped to grow the site’s traffic volume dramatically. He had previously held managing editor roles on two of the company’s medical device technology publications. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at [email protected].