모더나 "백신 전세계 출시 준비"... 화이자 “백신 임상 거의 완료”<br /><br />The race for a COVID-19 vaccine continues... with American biotech firm Moderna claiming that it's preparing for the global launch of its potential COVID-19 drug.<br />Pfizer also says that its own drug could be ready before Christmas.<br />Kim Dami has the updates on COVID-19 vaccine.<br />Moderna says its prospective COVID-19 vaccine is ready for a global launch, reportedly already accepting one-point-one billion U.S. dollars in deposits from governments around the world.<br />In its third quarter earnings report on Thursday, the U.S. biotech firm revealed that it's been engaging in negotiations with the World Health Organization and its vaccine distribution cohort COVAX.<br />Moderna and the agency are working on a tiered pricing proposal for its drug named mRNA-1273.<br />It already has supply agreements in North America, the Middle East and Japan.<br />The drug is in late-stage human trials and will not apply for emergency use authorization until late November at the earliest.<br />In the meantime, a German COVID-19 vaccine could be ready before Christmas.<br />According to the Times on Thursday, Pfizer chief executive said the vaccine was in the "last mile," with results expected within a matter of weeks.<br />While the last stages of clinical trials are almost complete, the UK government has already brought up forty million doses of the drug.<br />After filing applications to the WHO for an emergency use listing and prequalification of its very own COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik-V earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday his country may start mass vaccination by year's end.<br />Russia was the first country to grant regulatory approval for a coronavirus vaccine before completing large-scale trials.<br />Kim Dami, Arirang News.<br /><br />
