Moderna Inc (MRNA)

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$MRNA Moderna will know whether its coronavirus vaccine works by NOVEMBER, CEO says: Firm will ask the FDA to give the shot to high-risk groups early if it is 70% effective
Moderna expects to have enough 'interim data' to know whether its experimental coronavirus vaccine is at least 50% effective by November
If the shot prevents at least 70% of infections, the firm will ask regulators for partial emergency authorization to give it to frontline workers and the elderly
President Trump has reiterated that he thinks a vaccine will be ready for approval before the November 3 election
Moderna is one of six companies leading the US race for a COVID-19 vaccine
By REUTERS and NATALIE RAHHAL US HEALTH EDITOR

PUBLISHED: 07:03 EDT, 17 September 2020 | UPDATED: 09:33 EDT, 17 September 2020