The U.S. government is doubling its order of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine.

The Department of Health and Human Services had ordered 100 million doses before Friday’s announcement.

Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are about 95 percent effective against the virus, according to researchers.

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