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Until Covid-19 vaccines become widely available, we must continue to follow safety protocols.

Early data from US company Moderna has reportedly shown that its vaccine against Covid-19 is nearly 95 percent effective . The company has said the overall effectiveness of the trial, which involved 30,000 people in the United States, has been 'remarkable'. The company has developed an 'RNA vaccine', which means that part of the coronavirus's genetic code is injected into the body which then starts making viral proteins to help make antibodies and train the immune system to attack. Moderna's claims come on the heels of Pfizer and BioNTech announcing earlier this month that its vaccine is 90 percent effective. In addition, the Sputnik V vaccine, developed in Russia, has released early data suggesting it is 92 percent effective . The recent announcements point to a positive direction in our collective fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.