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Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

by Frank JordansLinda A. Johnson
| November 19, 2020 12:10 AM

Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk of dying — the last data needed to seek emergency use of limited shot supplies as the catastrophic outbreak worsens across the globe.

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