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  Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for 'copying technology' in making Covid vaccine

  World | August 26, 2022 18:56 IST

  Moderna and Pfizer’s two-shot vaccines both use mRNA technology to help patients fight the coronavirus.

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  Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of Covid shot

  India | March 18, 2022 10:06 IST

  the company said its request for approval for all adults was made 'to provide flexibility' to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and medical providers to determine the 'appropriate use' of a second booster dose of the mRNA vaccine, 'including for those at higher risk of COVID-19 due to age or comorbidities.' 

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  US FDA gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID vaccine

  World | February 01, 2022 8:41 IST

  The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review of Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines.

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  Moderna to come up with combined Covid and flu booster by 2023

  World | January 19, 2022 16:45 IST

  In his speech at the Davos Agenda, a virtual event being held this week by the World Economic Forum, Bancel said this date was a "best case scenario", but that he believed it was possible for some countries next year, CNN reported.

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  Moderna says its Covid booster appears effective against Omicron

  World | December 21, 2021 9:19 IST

  The company said lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased by 37 times the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies able to fight omicron.

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  CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots over Johnson & Johnson vaccine

  World | December 17, 2021 7:56 IST

  The panel recommended the unusual move of giving preference to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and late Thursday the CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, accepted the panel’s advice.

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  Will current vaccines remain effective against Omicron? Drugmakers explain

  India | December 02, 2021 16:52 IST

  With Omicron raising concerns about Covid vaccines' efficacy, drugmakers are stress-testing existing jabs while also racing to prepare new formulas.

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  US expands Pfizer, Moderna's COVID booster shots to all adults

  World | November 19, 2021 19:33 IST

  The move to expand comes as new COVID-19 cases in the United States have climbed steadily over the last two weeks, especially in states where colder weather is driving people indoors.

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  FDA delays approval for Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for teens

  World | November 01, 2021 13:20 IST

  Moderna said that FDA needs more time to complete its assessment and the review may not be completed until January 2022.

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  US allows mix and match booster for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines

  World | October 21, 2021 8:38 IST

  FDA’s decisions mark a big step toward expanding the US booster campaign, which began with extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine last month

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  US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated

  World | October 13, 2021 16:43 IST

  The vaccination requirement for foreign nationals comes as the White House has moved to impose sweeping vaccination-or-testing requirements.

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  Black particles found in Moderna vaccine; batch put on hold in Japan

  World | September 01, 2021 13:44 IST

  Last month, Japan had suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine after contamination was found in unused vials.

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  COVID: Canada approves Moderna vaccine for kids aged 12-17

  World | August 28, 2021 10:39 IST

  After a thorough and independent scientific review of the evidence, Health Canada said that it has determined that the vaccine is safe and effective at preventing Covid in youth aged 12 to 17.

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  Japan halts some Moderna vaccine after contamination found

  World | August 26, 2021 14:59 IST

  The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. Some doses might have been administered, but no adverse health effects have been reported so far, officials said.

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  US allows extra COVID vaccine doses for some, Now what?

  World | August 14, 2021 8:36 IST

  The Food and Drug Administration ruled that transplant recipients and other similarly immune-compromised patients can get a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

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  Covid-19: Nepal to get 4 million Moderna vaccines under GAVI

  World | August 13, 2021 22:03 IST

  The vaccine will be imported under the World Bank's financing, according to a press statement by World Bank, Nepal office.  

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  Moderna 76% effective against Covid-19 Delta variant, Pfizer 42%: Study

  Science | August 12, 2021 16:35 IST

  Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, US, found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was only 42 percent effective against infection in July, while the Moderna vaccine was only 76 percent effective.

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  Covid booster shot produced robust response against Delta: Moderna

  Science | August 05, 2021 21:30 IST

  The company added that its Covid-19 vaccine does not wane away and remains durable through six months after the second dose. The result of its clinical trial, which started in late July 2020 and recruited 30,000 volunteers, showing 94.1 percent efficacy did not change much after six months, the company said in a statement.  

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  Italy authorizes Moderna COVID vaccine for teens

  World | July 29, 2021 8:26 IST

  Spikevax vaccine (previously Covid Vaccine Moderna) is already authorized for use in people aged 18 and above in the European Union.

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  Moderna expanding kids vaccine study to better assess safety

  World | July 27, 2021 7:54 IST

  Moderna plans to expand the size of its study in younger children to better detect rare side effects.