[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Major foreign media reported on the 14th (local time) that the U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna announced it succeeded in inducing antibody formation in all subjects during the initial clinical trial for the development of a novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) vaccine.


According to the trial results published in the medical journal New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), none of the participants experienced serious side effects.


However, more than half of the subjects who received a second dose or a large amount of the drug showed mild reactions such as fatigue, headache, chills, and muscle pain.



Moderna began the world's first clinical trial administering a COVID-19 vaccine drug to humans on March 16. Moderna is currently preparing for Phase 3, the final stage before drug approval.


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