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Moderna COVID-19 Shot Lowers Risk Of Infection, Hospitalization Compared To Pfizer's

Benzinga Real-time News ·  Jan 11, 2022 13:50

A new real-world study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) showed that compared to those who received $Pfizer(PFE.US)$ COVID-19 vaccine, $Moderna(MRNA.US)$ vaccine recipients had a significantly lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and related hospitalizations.

  • Lower risk was observed across all age groups, comorbidity-burden categories, and race.

  • Authors of the study, published as a pre-print last week, noted differences between Moderna's mRNA-1273 vaccine and Pfizer's BNT162b2 "in risk of infection or hospitalization were progressively greater when the follow-up period was longer." 

  • The study evaluated over 900,000 vaccine recipients, followed for a mean of 192 days, during which there were almost 17,000 infections, more than 3,500 hospitalizations, and 381 deaths.

  • While fewer patients who received Moderna's vaccine died than Pfizer (168 versus 213), the researchers said this difference was not statistically significant.

  • Price Action: PFE stock is up 0.17% at $56.32, MRNA stock is down 4.63% at $222.88 during the market session on the last check Tuesday.

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