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Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is the most effective at protecting recipients against hospitalization, a new report suggests.
There are currently three immunizations authorized for use in the U.S.: Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that efficacy of the Moderna shot is 93 percent against hospitalization.
Comparatively, the Pfizer jab was 88 percent effective and the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine was 71 percent effective.
A new CDC report found that the Moderna shot is 93% effective against hospitalization compared to 88% for the Pfizer vaccine and 71% for Johnson % Johnson (file image)
Antibody levels in blood samples were highest among Moderna recipients in a separate group of healthy volunteers compared to levels for Pfizer and J&J recipients
For the report, published on Friday, CDC researchers looked at data from 3,689 adults aged 18 and older.
The participants had all been hospitalized at 21 hospitals across 18 states
