By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Tuesday that its COVID-19 vaccine still showed strong protection against the illness six months after people received their second shot, with efficacy of more than 90 percent against all cases of COVID-19 and more than 95 percent against severe COVID-19. The vaccine maker, which will be updating investors on the progress of its vaccines at an event on Wednesday, said the six-month follow-up of its original late-stage study of the vaccine showed that vaccine efficacy remained consistent with its previous updates. The company has also started testing new versions of the vaccine that target a concerning new variant of the coronavirus, which was first identified in South Africa and is known as B.1.351.
Movie Menu: Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in films airing this weekend
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The Reel Dad’s Weekend Movie Menu
Check out what’s playing on broadcast and cable stations.
Friday, Feb. 19
Mamma Mia (2008): A single mother invites three former boyfriends to attend her daughter’s wedding. Meryl Streep and Colin Firth star in this musical based on the Broadway hit. 9 p.m. VH-1.
Saturday, Feb. 20
Saving Private Ryan (1998): A brave citizen soldier tries to save his men in the days immediately following D-Day during World War II. Tom Hanks was Oscar nominated. 3 p.m. History Channel.
did not want to be part of calls or meetings with giuliani. the justice department and the white house both declined to comment on the post reporting. giuliani did not respond to multiple calls and messages and his lawyer declined to comment as well. joe. well, jonathan lemire, mike said these guys, giuliani and trump, are like the sunshine boys except they re not trying to be funny in the quote from trump, he just got back from someplace, just got back i don t and i mean, i haven t talked to him about what he found at someplace, but he just got back from someplace and giuliani, of course, going all over ukraine trying to do god knows what at a time when donald trump s being impeached because what giuliani tried to do the last time he was there. but, a lot of reports this weekend, jonathan. what can you tell us about it coming from the white house about not just the attorney general, but also a lot of white
he was 91 years old. the playwright and screenwriter will long be remembered for his popular comedies including the odd couple, barefoot in the park and the sunshine boys. cnn s sara sidner has more on simon s memorable contributions to the stage. reporter: it didn t really matter who the stars were. if neil simon wrote it, people wanted to see it. time magazine wants once called him the patron saint of laughter. a native new yorker, simon learned his craft in the early days of television, writing for comedian sid caesar. we didn t know how to write. we would just string old jokes together until we learned how to create them. reporter: simon later wrote a play about tv comedy writers, laughter on the 23rd floor. i want to be a writer. i want to write comedy. a comedy writer? oy vey. why? you really want to be like me, like val, like ira, like any of us? more than anything else in the world. helen, you know us. we re disgusting.