Why Moderna Stock Rose Today
Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) climbed 5.5% on Monday after the rollout of a rival vaccine maker's drug was halted.
The South African government had planned to administer AstraZeneca's (NASDAQ: AZN) COVID-19 vaccine to its front-line healthcare workers. However, that plan was halted after early data from a small clinical trial showed that AstraZeneca's drug provided only minimal protection against the coronavirus strain that's been spreading rapidly in the country.
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