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Pfizer’s experimental vaccine looks to be highly effective at preventing COVID-19. The effective rate sits right at 90% and there are no apparent safety problems, reports HuffPost. However, to be clear, this is all based on the company’s own preliminary data. The announcement got attention around the world, sending financial markets up on hopes. In the U.S., it set off an immediate political controversy regarding the Trump administration. Critics argued over how much credit if any Trump deserves for the apparent medical advancement.
Madrid, Nov 9 (EFECOM).- The Spanish stock market soared on Monday by 9.5% after the companies Pfizer and BioNTech said that their Covid-19 vaccine was 90% effective in tests.FOOTAGE OF MADRID STOCK EXCHANGE
New York (USA), Nov 9 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Alba Vigaray).- US stocks rocketed on Monday after American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that its candidate Covid-19 vaccine was 90% effective.FOOTAGE OF NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
The New York Stock Exchange opening bell rings as US stocks surge higher, with all three major indices breaking records after Pfizer announced that its vaccine was 90 percent effective in protecting against Covid-19 infections. IMAGES
Alex Edelman / AFP via Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it could take up to 90% of the US population to get vaccinated to reach herd immunity against the coronavirus. "We really don't know what the real number is," Fauci said in an interview with The New York Times. "I think the real range is somewhere between 70 to 90 percent. But, I'm not going to say 90 percent." This month, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized both Moderna and Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use which have been rolled out across the country.