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5 Things to Know About Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine

Steve Baragona

   The news that a vaccine against the coronavirus may be on the horizon
   is raising hopes that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic may be in sight.

   [1]Pfizer and partner BioNTech announced Monday that its vaccine was
   more than 90% effective in an early look at its clinical trial data.

   The news is cause for optimism, but experts say don't throw away your
   mask just yet.

   Promising, but preliminary

   Experts caution that outside scientists have not reviewed the data.
   Even if it holds up, the vaccine may not perform as well in the real
   world as it seems to have in a controlled clinical trial.

   But overall, they say the results are very encouraging. National
   Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci said
   the finding that the vaccine is more than 90% effective is "just
   extraordinary."

   "Not very many people expected it would be as high as that," he added.

   Questions remain

   Pfizer has not yet released safety data. The company says that will
   come in late November, two months after most patients have received
   their second dose.

References

   1. https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-vaccine-candidate-against

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