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Prognosis
Tim Loh
and
Naomi Kresge
18 June 2021, 12:00 PM SGTUpdated on 18 June 2021, 3:57 PM SGT
The rapid development and remarkable efficacy of Covid-19 shots from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc.created sky-high expectations for the novel technology they employ. CureVac NV’s vaccine disappointment shows that not every messenger-RNA project will live up tohopes.
The German biotech firm made some crucial choices that set its candidate apart. Although the trial results it published earlier this week aren’t directly comparable, and the proliferation of viral variants has complicated studies since the other shots were tested last year, experts say key differences between the vaccines probably played a major role in CureVac’s weak results.
Prognosis
CureVac’s Flop Shows Pfizer, Moderna Made mRNA Look Too Easy
ByTim Loh
and
Naomi Kresge
18 June 2021, 12:00 PM SGTUpdated on 18 June 2021, 3:57 PM SGT
- German firm’s technology, dosing differ from Pfizer, Moderna
- Proliferation of variants has complicated studies since 2020
The rapid development and remarkable efficacy of Covid-19 shots from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc.created sky-high expectations for the novel technology they employ. CureVac NV’s vaccine disappointment shows that not every messenger-RNA project will live up tohopes.
The German biotech firm made some crucial choices that set its candidate apart. Although the trial results it published earlier this week aren’t directly comparable, and the proliferation of viral variants has complicated studies since the other shots were tested last year, experts say key differences between the vaccines probably played a major role in CureVac’s weak results.