NIH begins dosing people with Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine booster shot to see if it protects against the South African variant The NIH has begun clinical trials testing a booster shot of Moderna Inc’s COVID vaccine to see if it will protect against the South African variant Approximately 210 healthy adult volunteers will be enrolled at … Read more
Some recipients of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine say a rash has appeared on their arm seven to 10 days after being immunized. Called ‘COVID arm,’ the rare side effect leaves people with itchy and swollen skin, sometimes accompanied by red lumps or hives. Doctors say the splotch is a harmless response from the immune system … Read more
Only 10 out of 4 million Americans who Moderna’s COVID-19 suffered life-threatening anaphylactic allergic reactions to the shot, CDC reveals CDC investigated 1,266 reports of ‘adverse events’ after Moderna vaccinations 47 were ruled allergic reactions and just 10 were deemed anaphylaxis All 10 people recovered and only one had no history of allergies Health officials warn … Read more
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday after challenging President Donald Trump during the presidential campaign on his administration’s work on vaccinations. ‘OK, let’s do it,’ she said, as registered nurse Patricia Cummings of the United Medical Center readied the needle. ‘That was easy. Thank you. I barely felt it. I barely felt it.’ … Read more
How does the Moderna vaccine work? It works in a similar way to the jab from Pfizer/BioNTech. Coronavirus is studded with “spike proteins” that it uses to enter human cells. Covid-19 vaccines target this spike protein. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines use synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA), a genetic material that contains information about the spike … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could get emergency FDA approval as early as Thursday, Dr Anthony Fauci said Wednesday afternoon. A panel of expert advisors to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will met tomorrow to discuss whether to recommend that the agency authorize the second shot to be given to Americans. ‘Tomorrow, the FDA will hopefully … Read more
The Covid vaccine wars: Pfizer now says its jab is 95% effective AND safe… days after Moderna’s breakthrough By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:56 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 11:57 GMT, 18 November 2020 Pfizer and BioNTech now claim their coronavirus vaccine is 95 per cent effective, upgrading an earlier … Read more
The UK could end up paying more than twice as much as the US for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine after officials scrambled to iron out a last-minute deal yesterday. Moderna, based in Massachusetts, today confirmed it had agreed to supply Britain with five million doses of its jab starting in March 2021 if it’s approved by … Read more
Moderna will not be the company to fulfill President Donald Trump’s wish for a coronavirus vaccine by Election Day, the firm’s CEO said Wednesday. Stephane Bancel told the Financial Times that his firm would not have enough data from its late-stage trials to submit to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) until November 25, at the … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine safely triggers ‘high levels’ of antibodies in older people that may protect them against COVID-19, early data shows Moderna tested low- and high-dose versions of its coronavirus vaccine in 40 volunteers ages 56 to 71 All participants developed antibodies to the highly-contagious virus Levels of the immune proteins were higher than those … Read more