Covid vaccine: First vaccine offers 90% protection

Covid vaccine: First vaccine offers 90% protection The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows.

The developers - Pfizer and BioNTech - described it as a "great day for science and humanity".

Their vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries and no safety concerns have been raised. BBC News

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