CureVac's COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe, But Efficacy Not Yet Disclosed

  • CureVac BV CVAC said its first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate had passed its first interim analysis, but it was not yet ready to share efficacy data.
  • The company said an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board found no safety concerns for the vaccine, dubbed CV2CoV.
  • “The trial will continue to collect sufficient data in order to conduct statistically significant efficacy analysis,” the company said in its statement.
  • The CureVac vaccine is based on mRNA technology, like the ones developed by Moderna Inc MRNA and Pfizer Inc PFEBioNTech SE BNTX.
  • In its Q1 earnings release, the company said CV2CoV data readout from the pivotal Phase 2b/3 trial is expected in June 2021.
  • Price Action: CVAC shares are down 3.5% at $107.56 during the market session on the last check Tuesday.
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