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CureVac COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Disappointing 47% Efficacy in Large Clinical Trial

HeadlineJun 17, 2021

The German drugmaker CureVac says its COVID-19 vaccine showed an efficacy of just 47% in a large clinical trial. The disappointing result is just below the 50% threshold set by the World Health Organization and far below the roughly 95% effectiveness shown by other mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna.

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