Moderna will being testing its coronavirus vaccine in children as young as 12

Moderna Inc will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children, who are capable of passing on the virus, to high-risk group in its large, late-stage trial.  According to clinicaltrials.gov, a registry of clinical trials run by the US National Library of Medicine, the study will enroll 3,000 participants between ages 12 and 17. Half of … Read more

Moderna will submit their coronavirus vaccine for emergency approval

Moderna will today submit their Covid-19 vaccine for emergency approval after final results from trials show it is 94.1 per cent effective at preventing infections and the UK is set to approve Pfizer’s jab ‘within days’. Final results from the companies stage 3 trials mark a landmark success for the vaccine, with only 11 out … Read more

Moderna will submit their coronavirus vaccine for emergency approval

Moderna will today submit their Covid-19 vaccine for emergency approval after final results from trials show it is 94.1 per cent effective at preventing infections and the UK is set to approve Pfizer’s jab ‘within days’. Final results from the companies stage 3 trials mark a landmark success for the vaccine, with only 11 out … Read more

Dolly Parton $1m donation helps fund Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

‘It’s been good to me and my family through the years’: Dolly Parton praises ‘exciting’ news that her $1m hospital donation helped to fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 11:32 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 19:02 GMT, 18 November 2020 Dolly Parton has praised the ‘exciting’ news that her $1million hospital … Read more

Vaccine tech used by Moderna, Pfizer, could be programmed to fight other diseases

The new technology behind Pfizer’s and Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines could be used to prevent everything from heart disease to cancer, experts say.  The breakthrough vaccine ‘platform’ they use transforms the body into a virus-zapping vaccine factory and could be retooled to run interference on other diseases and speed the development of shots to prevent future … Read more

How does Moderna coronavirus vaccine work and which countries are first in line for it?

How does Moderna vaccine work and which countries are first in line for it? As new Covid-19 jab is said to be 94.5% effective, we answer your questions about the latest development US spent $1bn on vaccine and is promised 20million doses by the end of year  UK ministers were concerned would take too long … Read more

How does Moderna coronavirus vaccine work and which countries are first in line for it?

How does Moderna vaccine work and which countries are first in line for it? As new Covid-19 jab is said to be 94.5% effective, we answer your questions about the latest development US spent $1bn on vaccine and is promised 20million doses by the end of year  UK ministers were concerned would take too long … Read more

Moderna CEO says the firm could get emergency FDA approval for a vaccine in December

BREAKING NEWS: Moderna CEO says the firm could get emergency FDA approval for a vaccine in December if trial results results expected this month are successful Moderna Inc’s CEO says the company is expecting the interim results of its coronavirus vaccine trial this month If the results are positive, along with the two months of … Read more

Moderna may know if its COVID-19 vaccine works by next month and is preparing for a global launch

Moderna Inc says it expects to know if its experimental coronavirus vaccine is effective by next month. In an earnings call on Thursday, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company says interim Phase III results are due in November. The company has completed enrollment of 30,000 volunteers for the final stage, with a more diverse group – including … Read more

Moderna may know if its COVID-19 vaccine works by next month and is preparing for a global launch

Moderna Inc says it expects to know if its experimental coronavirus vaccine is effective by next month. In an earnings call on Thursday, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company says interim Phase III results are due in November. The company has completed enrollment of 30,000 volunteers for the final stage, with a more diverse group – including … Read more