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Coronavirus: Moderna vaccine shows nearly 95% protection

Moderna says it plans to apply for approval to use the vaccine in the next few weeks.

A new vaccine, developed by US company Moderna, has been shown to be nearly 95% effective against Covid-19. It comes just a week after similar results from Pfizer. Dr Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health, tells us her thoughts on the development and answers some of the key questions about the vaccine.

Also, a year-long investigation by BBC Africa Eye has uncovered evidence of illegal underground rings in Kenya that snatch babies from their mothers and sell them for a profit. The BBC's Ferdinand Omondi gives us more details about the investigation.

And we hear from an 18-year-old woman in Chicago in the US who began "eat with me" videos on TikTok, encouraging those with eating disorders to have their meals virtually alongside her.

(Photo: Vials and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)

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  • Mon 16 Nov 202016:06GMT

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