Moderna
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Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for 'copying technology' in making Covid vaccine
World | Aug 26, 2022, 06:56 PM ISTModerna 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 | Mar 18, 2022, 10:06 AM ISTthe 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 | Feb 01, 2022, 08:41 AM ISTThe 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 | Jan 19, 2022, 04:45 PM ISTIn 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 | Dec 21, 2021, 09:19 AM ISTThe 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 | Dec 17, 2021, 07:56 AM ISTThe 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 | Dec 02, 2021, 04:52 PM ISTWith 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 | Nov 19, 2021, 07:33 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 01, 2021, 01:20 PM ISTModerna 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 | Oct 21, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTFDA’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 | Oct 13, 2021, 04:43 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 01, 2021, 01:44 PM ISTLast 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 | Aug 28, 2021, 10:39 AM ISTAfter 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 | Aug 26, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 14, 2021, 08:36 AM ISTThe 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 | Aug 13, 2021, 10:03 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 12, 2021, 04:35 PM ISTResearchers 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 | Aug 05, 2021, 09:30 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 29, 2021, 08:26 AM ISTSpikevax 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 | Jul 27, 2021, 07:54 AM ISTModerna plans to expand the size of its study in younger children to better detect rare side effects.