The US just authorized Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, making millions more doses available to help curb the pandemic
- US regulators have authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.
- This two-dose vaccine, developed by the biotech firm Moderna and the US National Institutes of Health, was about 94% effective at preventing COVID-19 in a large clinical trial.
- Moderna's vaccine is easier to store and transport than Pfizer's COVID-19 shot, which got US clearance a week ago.
- Moderna plans to deliver 20 million doses in the US by year's end.
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