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Chinese drugmaker: Vaccine 79.3% effective in final tests

by Huizhong WUJoe McDONALD
| December 30, 2020 12:03 AM

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese drugmaker said Wednesday its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 79.3% effective at preventing infection in preliminary data from the final round of testing, moving Beijing closer to possibly being able to fulfill its pledge to supply other developing countries.

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