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WHO Says Vaccine Announcement Encouraging, More Data Needed

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   Experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) say the news Monday of
   another COVID-19 vaccine candidate is encouraging but more information
   is needed and, as new virus cases surge around the world, it is no time
   to be complacent.

   At their regular COVID-19 news briefing in Geneva, WHO officials
   reacted to the news from U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna that its
   vaccine candidate tested at better than 90% efficacy.

   WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said that level of efficacy in
   this vaccine, as well as the Phizer/BinNTech vaccine candidate
   announced last week, is very encouraging.

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