Moderna Covid-19 vaccine 94.5% effective but UK won’t get any doses till spring

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A SECOND coronavirus vaccine has been found to be 94 per cent effective - but the UK hasn't ordered any doses.

Trials on more than 30,000 people found that only five given the jab developed Covid – none with severe symptoms.

In comparison, 90 people given a dummy vaccine fell ill, according to US maker Moderna.

However, the UK has no pre-orders of the jab and The Sun yesterday revealed ministers are now scrambling to secure supplies.

Officials said they are in advanced talks to buy millions of the jabs, which uses the same RNA technology as the Pfizer vaccine.

But it will be spring 2021 "at the earliest" before doses are available to Brits as the US firm is scaling up its European supply chain, a Government spokesman today said.

Together with Pfizer's vaccine, which was found to be 90 per cent effective, the United States could have two jabs authorised for emergency use in December.

The US has struck a £1.16bn ($1.5bn) deal for 100million doses, while the EU has an "unsigned" deal for 160million doses, it's reported.

Meanwhile, Moderna has reportedly made deals with Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Israel and Qatar to supply more vaccines.

It is expected to cost £11.57 ($15.25) per dose, and with two needed per person, it works out slightly cheaper than Pfizer's at £14.79 ($1950) per dose.

Still, experts say it raises hopes that an effective vaccine is a "real probability" - and having more than one supplier could help global distribution.

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Moderna Covid vaccine is 94.5% effective – but UK won’t get any doses till Spring ‘at the earliest
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