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Text size Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images Moderna said it has partnered with Catalent to make the Covid-19 vaccine that the biotech company is about to test in the country’s first major clinical trial. Although the vaccine’s large-scale safety and efficacy have not yet been proven, the urgency …
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