By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact February 15, 2021 We encourage organizations to republish our content, free of charge. Here’s what we ask: You must credit us as the original publisher, with a hyperlink to our khn.org site. If possible, please include the original author(s) and “Kaiser Health News” in the byline. Please preserve the hyperlinks in…Continue Reading
Shiela Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – February 13, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports that a shipment containing COVID-19 vaccines by US firm Moderna arrived in the country last Thursday. In an interview, FDA director general Eric Domingo said if Moderna vaccines have indeed arrived in…Continue Reading
Researchers tested the Moderna vaccine candidate against the UK mutation (B.1.1.7) and found that the neutralizing antibodies still work against the new strain. The tests also involved testing neutralizing antibodies from people with acute COVID-19 infections and COVID-19 survivors. The researchers found that infected people contained antibodies capable of neutralizing the UK mutation, which should…Continue Reading
The UK has approved the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for use, following the same move by the EU earlier in the week. The Department for Health announced on Friday that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has given the green light to the US pharmaceutical company’s vaccine, making it the third to receive approval in…Continue Reading
UCLA ER doctor Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson (R) receives the Covid-19 vaccine from nurse Eunice Lee at … [+] Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on December 16, 2020. (Photo by BRIAN VAN DER BRUG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) POOL/AFP via Getty Images They’re not the same. Yes, the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines do have many similarities. Yes,…Continue Reading
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is now the second vaccine to receive emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This vaccine, like the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that was authorized last week, relies on mRNA technology. But Moderna’s has one major advantage—and was partially funded by Dolly Parton’s research fund.Moderna’s vaccine is now FDA authorized…Continue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna, which joins the Pfizer and BioNTech product as the second shot available for use in the United States. The vaccine can now be given to adults 18 years of age and older in the US. It was 94 percent effective against symptomatic COVID-19…Continue Reading
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially approved an emergency use authorization (EUA) on Friday for a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Moderna, making it the second vaccine to receive such approval in one week.In a statement released Friday evening at about 7:30 p.m., the FDA announced that it had approved the vaccine, which contains…Continue Reading
Moderna announced final results for its coronavirus vaccine, saying the overall efficacy is 94.1% and that the drug showed 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19. Moderna said it would seek emergency approvals in the US and Europe and provide up to 20 million doses for American patients this year. The FDA is expected to review the…Continue Reading
Drugmaker Moderna says it has applied to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine. It says data bolster its case the vaccine is safe and effective. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today, the drug company Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration to clear its experimental COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.…Continue Reading
Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European health regulators Monday to authorize use of its Covid-19 vaccine, after it was shown to be 94.1% effective in a full analysis of a pivotal study. The timing keeps the vaccine on track to become possibly the second to go into use in the U.S. by…Continue Reading
