FDA review confirms Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective: The Food and Drug Administration released detailed data on Tuesday showing Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and "highly effective" in preventing cases of the virus in adults.
- The review confirmed Moderna's claim that the vaccine had a 94.1% efficacy rate in a trial of 30,000 people, with the FDA describing the recommended two-dose regimen as "highly effective" in preventing infection 14 days after the second dose.
- The most common side
effects included fever, headache, muscle pain, fatigue and joint pain —
but none were deemed dangerous, per the agency.
