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Moderna Vaccine Info:
*Two doses were given, four weeks apart, in differing strengths
*Vaccine recipients expressed levels of antibodies seen in patients that had recovered from COVID-19 by day 43
*However, they claim that data on neutralizing antibodies are only available for eight total patients, which is an exceptionally small sample size
*The highest dose (250 micrograms) is likely too high
This is a Phase I trial, which is really only designed for understanding safety. They've started the groundwork for Phase II and Phase III, but that data will take much longer to come in, because not only are you going to be following patients for safety, but efficacy.
Phase I trials fail at the highest rate (over 85% of the time)
Phase II trials fail around 70% of the time
Phase III trials fail 40% of the time
Be hopeful, but patient. This is why the Gates Foundation is helping fund several candidates at once. It insulates you against an extremely high failure rate.
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