SAN FRANCISCO, November 09, (THEWILL) – US President, Donald Trump on Monday said the report that experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech, is 90% effective is great news.
Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech had on Monday said their experimental vaccine has proven more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on initial data from a large study.
“COVID-19 vaccine is coming soon and that it is great news that the vaccine is also 90% effective”, Trump tweeted.
The American president also hailed the nation’s stock market, which he said is moving up astronomically.
The announcement by Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech on Monday represents a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed over 1.2 million people and ruined the world’s economy.
Pfizer and the German partner BioNTech SE are the first drugmakers to show successful data from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine.
The companies said they have so far found no serious safety concerns and expect to seek U.S. emergency use authorisation later this month.
“Today is a great day for science and humanity”, Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s chairman and chief executive, said in a statement.
