They (CureVac) failed because they started trials too late, and by then the Delta variant was going around and caused the numbers to not look as good as Pfizer and Moderna's.
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If you look back, it's a real shame, because Pfizer's and Moderna's Delta numbers are no better than CureVac's.
[Also, speaking completely anecdotally, but I'm in that clinical trial and thus a recipient of 2 CureVac shots and 2 Moderna shots. I have yet to catch Covid despite taking nearly zero precautions and a lot of high risk contacts. And yes, I get tested constantly. There might be something more interesting yet to discover about this.]
They (CureVac) failed because they started trials too late, and by then the Delta variant was going around and caused the numbers to not look as good as Pfizer and Moderna's. v If you look back, it's a real shame, because Pfizer's and Moderna's Delta numbers are no better than CureVac's.
[Also, speaking completely anecdotally, but I'm in that clinical trial and thus a recipient of 2 CureVac shots and 2 Moderna shots. I have yet to catch Covid despite taking nearly zero precautions and a lot of high risk contacts. And yes, I get tested constantly. There might be something more interesting yet to discover about this.]