Moderna thinks its vaccine will protect against the coronavirus for at least a year

By Maggie Fox, CNN

Updated 0508 GMT (1308 HKT) January 12, 2021

Moderna believes its coronavirus vaccine protection will last at least a year.
Moderna believes its coronavirus vaccine protection will last at least a year.

(CNN)Biotechnology company Moderna believes its vaccine should protect people against Covid-19 for at least a year, a top official told investors Monday.

"Our expectation is that the vaccination should last you at least a year," Moderna's chief medical officer Tal Zaks told the JP Morgan 39th Annual Healthcare Conference.
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