New CDC study shows Moderna vaccine most effective against hospitalization

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FILE - In this June 14, 2021, record photo, a captious of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that is being administered for formation attendants of Japan Airlines astatine Haneda Airport arsenic the hose institution began its workplace vaccination, successful Tokyo. Moderna Inc. and its Japanese spouse are recalling much than 1 cardinal doses of the U.S. cause maker's coronavirus vaccine aft confirming that contamination reported was tiny particles of stainless steel. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A caller survey shows that the Moderna vaccine is much effectual astatine keeping radical retired of the infirmary with COVID-19 than the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines.

Researchers recovered that Moderna’s vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization was 93%, portion the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson vaccines was 88% and 71%, respectively.

A section infectious illness specializer said that some Pfizer and Moderna are mRNA vaccines but the Moderna could person much antibodies.

Dr. Mohammed Reza told News4Jax determination was a survey successful Israel that showed radical with the Pfizer vaccine had the neutralizing antibody alteration implicit time.

For the Moderna study, researchers assessed information from much than 3,600 hospitalized adults crossed 21 hospitals successful 18 states from March 2021 done the mediate of August.

Dr. Reza did accidental the survey didn’t survey anyone that’s immunocompromised. He said though Moderna had the highest percentage, each of those numbers are inactive precocious and trim the chances of radical getting severely sick from COVID-19.

In Duval County, 61% of radical 12 and older person received 1 dose but Reza said it inactive needs to increase.

“This is the clip we truly request to enactment our ft connected that accelerator connected vaccinating radical due to the fact that arsenic cooler play comes astir arsenic the flu microorganism comes done our communities, this is the clip you privation to instrumentality arsenic overmuch precaution and support yourselves due to the fact that we cognize however effectual these vaccines are, they work,” helium said.