Zoom in: In a study released last week, the CDC found that Moderna was significantly more effective against hospitalizations and emergency department or urgent care encounters than the Pfizer or J&J vaccines.
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A second smaller study found more similar effectiveness level against hospitalization between the two mRNA vaccines…
Possible reasons for the difference include that Moderna has a much higher dosing regimen than Pfizer, and the second shot is given after a slightly longer interval.
And, while the vaccines are both made using mRNA technology, they have structural differences.
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