CureVac blames variants as a closely-watched Covid vaccine goes down in flames, failing pivotal study with woeful data
CureVac was widely expected to come in with a late but likely late-stage winner in the race to develop new vaccines for the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, late Wednesday, the German biotech said their mRNA candidate CVnCoV flat failed a pivotal trial — quashing any hopes for a quick entry in the blockbuster field and gutting their share price.
CVnCoV demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 47% against COVID-19 disease of any severity and did not meet prespecified statistical success criteria. Initial analyses suggest age and strain dependent efficacy.
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