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German CureVac vaccine only 48% effective against Covid-19, final result shows

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The German laboratory CureVac vaccine is only 48% effective against Covid-19, a level much lower than other messenger RNA immunizers approved, according to the full results of a large-scale clinical trial, the lab announced Wednesday, June 30.

In trial participants, "the prototype CVnCoV vaccine demonstrated an overall efficacy of 48% (83 cases in the vaccinated group, 145 in the placebo group) against the Covid-19 disease, irrespective of its severity," the lab said in a statement, which has signed a major contract with the European Union.

The result had been expected after discouraging interim . . .

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