The first Phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial results are here – and they’re incredible

[Chris Smith]

• The first interim results for one of the leading coronavirus vaccine candidates have arrived, showing incredibly promising efficacy results.
• According to the first batch of data, the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine is 90% effective, a figure that’s significantly higher than initial estimates.
• Pfizer will have safety data available by the third week of November, at which point the company will seek emergency use authorizations in the US and Europe.

A handful of COVID-19 vaccines are in the last stage of testing, with the final results expected from all the vaccine frontrunners by the end of the year. Assuming the drugs are both safe and effective, vaccination campaigns will then start, targeting healthcare workers and the elderly first. There’s been a lot of talk about Phase 3 results and emergency use authorizations ahead of the US presidential election. The FDA made it clear that the calendar of Phase 3 trials would make it impossible for any of the frontrunners to seek authorization ahead of the election. And some of the companies involved in the late-stage process confirmed they wouldn’t even have interim results ready yet.

Fast forward to Monday, and we have incredible news for one of the novel coronavirus vaccine candidates. The Pfizer/BioNTech drug that’s currently in testing in the US and Germany showed effectiveness that dramatically exceeds expectations. These are interim results though, and things might still change by the time Pfizer seeks regulatory approval.

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