Pregnant women trying to get the coronavirus vaccine have faced delays and wasted trips because they keep being offered the wrong vaccine, a charity warns. Britain’s medical regulator recommended expectant mothers should get either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine three weeks ago. But now charity Maternity Action says they are struggling to get a first … Read more
Moderna Inc says its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective among teenagers, early clinical trial data show. In the TeenCOVE study, including children ages 12 to 17, the two-dose shot was 96 percent effective. The results are in line with the 94 percent efficacy Moderna showed among adults in its December 2020 trial that led to … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine booster shot that protects against South African variant will be ready by FALL, CEO says Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company has been testing three coronavirus vaccine booster shots in parallel Two-thirds of the volunteers will be given two different dose of the third dose, which codes for the spike protein of … Read more
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective at protecting against infection six months after the final dose Updated data from Moderna’s phase III clinical trial showed the vaccine was 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection six months after the second dose The shot was also more than 95% at preventing severe disease six months out The … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective at protecting against infection six months after the final dose New data from the phase III clinical trial showed Moderna was 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection six months after the second dose The shot was also more than 95% at preventing severe disease six months out … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is effective against the Californian variant spreading in the US, scientists say. And researchers also found the jab sparks Covid-fighting antibodies that stay in the blood for at least six months following a second dose. Evidence already shows the vaccine — deployed in Britain for the first time yesterday — works against the Kent … Read more
No10 may have to roll back its target date for vaccinating all adults if AstraZeneca’s jab is banned for under-30s, an expert warned today. And Britain may need to approve vaccines developed by Russia or China in order to hit the goal of offering everyone a first dose by the end of July. The Medicines … Read more
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
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is causing a small percentage of people to develop patches of inflamed skin and rashes around the injection site, up to 11 days after vaccination. Doctors from the US have penned an article outlining the unusual dermatological reaction to the jab. They report at least 12 incidents of patients presenting with … Read more
One coronavirus vaccine dose may protect COVID-19 survivors as much as two doses given to people who have never had the infection, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill compared antibody levels among two groups of patients given either the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or the Moderna vaccine. People previously ill with … Read more