Moderna: Early Coronavirus Vaccine Results are Encouraging

By Robyn Williams , National Urban League
Published 03 PM EDT, Fri Aug 15, 2025
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By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer, KTVL.com

An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday. 

In all, 45 people have received one or two shots of the vaccine, which was being tested at three different doses. The kind of detailed antibody results needed to assess responses are only available on eight volunteers so far.

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