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For the second time this month, there's promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the United States and around the world. The vaccine is among those Canada has preordered for its population.
關於COVID-19疫苗的研發，本月再度傳出捷報。Moderna週一宣稱，自家公司的注射疫苗可提供強大的防護效用。這個消息將為冠狀疫情嚴峻的美國和全球各地，帶來了一線曙光。目前加拿大已依該國人口數量加入預購。
Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5 per cent effective, according to preliminary data from the company's still-ongoing study. A week ago, competitor Pfizer Inc. announced its own COVID-19 vaccine appeared similarly effective — news that puts both companies on track to seek permission within weeks for emergency use in the United States.
根據該公司仍在進行中的研究的初步數據顯示，Moderna表示其疫苗的有效率可能高達94.5％。而在一周前，其競爭對手輝瑞公司（Pfizer Inc.）宣布自己的COVID-19疫苗也可能有類似的成效，消息一出，使得這兩家公司都有望在幾週內於美國取得緊急使用的許可。
Kate O'Brien, director of the immunization department at the World Health Organization (WHO), said the preliminary results for both vaccines were "incredibly exciting."
世界衛生組織（WHO）免疫部門主任凱特歐布萊恩（Kate O'Brien）表示，兩種疫苗的初步結果都「令人振奮」。
Moderna president Dr. Stephen Hoge welcomed the "really important milestone," but said having similar results from two different companies is what's most reassuring.
Moderna總裁Stephen Hoge博士表示十分樂見這個「相當重要的里程碑」，但他認為最令人安心的是兩家公司的成效相近。
"It won't be Moderna alone that solves this problem. It's going to require many vaccines," to meet the global demand, he said.
但他也表示：「要解決新冠病毒的疫情，不能單靠Moderna這間公司。未來將需要更多疫苗來滿足全球的需求。」
單字補充
vaccine (N.) 疫苗
candidate (N.) 申請人、候選人
a dash of一點點
grim (N.) 嚴峻
surge (N.) 遽增
on track步入正軌
milestone (N.) 里程碑
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