Moderna to Submit COVID-19 Vaccine for FDA Regulatory Approval.
Moderna will submit its
coronavirus vaccine on Nov. 30.
It is the second drugmaker to ask the FDA
for emergency use authorization.
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted
their vaccine on Nov. 20.
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. 17.
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.