Moderna Covid Vaccine

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In this file photo taken on December 15, 2021 the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: AFP)

Moderna begins trial of Omicron-specific vaccine booster

The booster specifically targeting Omicron will therefore be evaluated as both a third and a fourth dose

27 Jan 2022 1:45 PM

This file photo taken on October 14, 2021 shows boxes containing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo: AFP/File)

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11

Moderna hasn't yet gotten the go-ahead to offer its vaccine to teens

25 Nov 2021 10:38 AM

Licensed practical nurse Yokasta Castro, of Warwick, R.I., draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a mass vaccination clinic, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. U.S. regulators have opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all and more adults, Friday, Nov. 19, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. (AP)

US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+

Under the new rules, anyone 18 or older can choose either a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after their last dose

20 Nov 2021 3:32 PM

The three companies' actions are in contrast to AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, which provided their vaccines on a not-for-profit basis. (AFP)

Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna making $1,000 profit every second from COVID vaccines

The companies have sold the vast majority of their doses to rich countries, leaving low-income nations in the lurch

16 Nov 2021 1:02 PM

It’s harder for vaccines to rev up an immune system suppressed by certain medications and diseases, so those patients don’t always get the same protection as otherwise healthy people. (Representational image: AP)

US approves extra COVID vaccine for those with weak immune systems

FDA determined that transplant recipients and others with a similar level of compromised immunity can receive a third dose of the vaccine

13 Aug 2021 12:38 PM

France also shortened the time frame for when a person is considered fully vaccinated after the second dose, to one week instead of two. (ANI Photo)

France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine

Several other EU countries already accept the Indian version, which is notably used in the U.K. and around Africa

17 Jul 2021 6:01 PM

A Tokyo Metropolitan Government employee takes the Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shot at a newly opened vaccination center in the government building in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Discussions still going on over indemnity to Moderna: Sources

Earlier on June 29, Indian drug regulators granted permission to Cipla to import donated doses of Moderna from the US

08 Jul 2021 2:45 PM

Will one dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine protect me?

There’s a concern the shots eventually might lose their effectiveness if variants evolve enough

02 Jul 2021 1:02 PM

Moderna's vaccine will be the fourth COVID-19 jab to be available in India after Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik. (AP Photo)

Cipla gets DCGI nod to import Moderna's Covid vaccine for restricted use in India

On Monday, Cipla, on behalf of the US pharma major, requested the drug regulator for import and marketing authorisation of these jabs

29 Jun 2021 5:47 PM

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