The Good News On Moderna’s Vaccine Trial Resonates In Atlanta

A nurse prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus.

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“Relief. Excitement. Hope. A fantastic day for all of us.’’

That’s how Dr. Colleen Kelley of Emory University School of Medicine described her reaction to preliminary results announced Monday by the biotech company Moderna about its COVID-19 candidate vaccine.

The Massachusetts-based company said its clinical trial has shown the vaccine to be apparently 94.5 percent effective against the virus.