Moderna Says Covid-19 Vaccine Shows Signs of Working in Older Adults

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A Covid-19 vaccine candidate from Moderna produced similar levels of antibodies in seniors as it did in younger adults, a sign the shot could protect older people who are especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus

Moderna Inc. said Wednesday its experimental coronavirus vaccine induced immune responses in people aged 56 years and older that were comparable to those seen in younger adults in a small study, a promising sign for a vulnerable age group.

Older adults are at higher risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19 than younger people. While Moderna and other companies are racing to develop vaccines to protect people from the new coronavirus, some experts have been concerned that vaccines won’t offer as much protection in older...

 

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Emergency use FDA approval, let the American people choose their risk... Im sure the 170,000 dead today would prefer the potential side effects.

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So the scamdemic will be over in time for this year’s election.

jamewils DrSubhasree

Promising !

What about influenza that kills children? The children in forced lock ins have depressed immunity to the common cold now, how are they gonna fight off the deadly flu

Very important update.

Finally a little good news in a daily deluge of bad.

It'll be promising till Trump endorses, then liberals will say it's pretty much hemlock.

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