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From KQED.

Welcome back to Forum. I'm Michael Krasassney biotechnology company moderna announced yesterday that

its coronavirus vaccine candidate appears to be 94.5 percent effective against the disease the news comes

one week after Pfizer announced that its vaccine was more than 90% effective in a clinical trial.

And as California rolls back reopening plans amid a spike in cases,

we're going to discuss next steps for the new vaccines and what we know about safety and long-term effectiveness.

What vaccine questions do you have?

You can give us a call right now at 866-733-6786. Again, that's 866-733-6786. You can also, of course, get in touch on Twitter and Facebook. We're at KQED Forum or email any questions you may have to forum at kQED.org. And joining us is Damien Gardi, National Biotech reporter for Stapp.

Welcome to the program.

Hi, Michael.

Thanks for having me.

Glad to have you.

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