Moderna to Submit COVID-19 Vaccine for FDA Regulatory Approval

Moderna to Submit COVID-19 Vaccine for FDA Regulatory Approval.

Moderna will submit its coronavirus vaccine on Nov.

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It is the second drugmaker to ask the FDA for emergency use authorization.

Pfizer and BioNTech submitted their vaccine on Nov.

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AstraZeneca, a third drugmaker with a promising vaccine, is planning to run additional tests after finding a technical error during its trial.

In a statement, Moderna said that its vaccine is 100% effective — across all ages, genders and races — at preventing severe cases of coronavirus.

The company anticipates that the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will discuss the submission on Dec.

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Each of these vaccines utilize mRNA, which "tricks" the body into developing an immune response.

According to NBC News, an mRNA-based drug has never won approval before.