Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on Moderna COVID Vaccine Pricing
Health
Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on Moderna COVID Vaccine Pricing
2023-03-15 20:02:49
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has scheduled a hearing next Wednesday, March 22, on the proposed future pricing of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The session, which is being held in room 216 of the Hart... Read More

Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over COVID Vaccine
Litigation
Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over COVID Vaccine
2022-08-26 17:11:24
by Dan McCue

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Pharma giant Moderna sued Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday, claiming that their popular COVID vaccine was copied from groundbreaking science Moderna performed. In a statement posted on its website, Moderna said Pfizer and BioNTech infringed on patents... Read More

Moderna: Initial Booster Data Shows Good Results on Omicron
COVID-19
Moderna: Initial Booster Data Shows Good Results on Omicron

Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant. Moderna said lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased by 37 times the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies able... Read More

FDA Signs Off on Moderna, J&J Boosters, Mixing Vaccines
Health
FDA Signs Off on Moderna, J&J Boosters, Mixing Vaccines
2021-10-20 22:27:05
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said Americans who got either the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine can now get a COVID-19 booster, and also say that those eligible for a booster don’t have to get... Read More

FDA Panel Endorses Lower-Dose Moderna COVID Shot for Booster
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FDA Panel Endorses Lower-Dose Moderna COVID Shot for Booster

U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine should get a half-dose booster to bolster protection against the virus. The panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend a booster... Read More

Next on FDA’s Agenda: Booster Shots of Moderna, J&J Vaccines
Health
Next on FDA's Agenda: Booster Shots of Moderna, J&J Vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it's their turn. Federal... Read More

Administration Unveils Plan for COVID Booster Shots Starting in September
Health
Administration Unveils Plan for COVID Booster Shots Starting in September
2021-08-18 15:49:11
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Americans who got the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines will be able to obtain booster shots eight months after the date of their second doses, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. Because of the timing element, those who were... Read More

Moderna Expanding Kids Vaccine Study to Better Assess Safety
Health
Moderna Expanding Kids Vaccine Study to Better Assess Safety

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moderna said Monday it plans to expand the size of its COVID-19 vaccine study in younger children to better detect rare side effects, such as a type of heart inflammation recently flagged by U.S. health authorities. The... Read More

Pharmaceutical Executives Suggest Annual COVID-19 Vaccinations
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Pharmaceutical Executives Suggest Annual COVID-19 Vaccinations
2021-04-19 14:18:13
by Tom Ramstack

Officials from the top U.S. pharmaceutical companies making the COVID-19 vaccine are saying vaccinated persons are likely to need booster shots within a year. In fact, they probably will need to get vaccinated yearly for the foreseeable future, similar to... Read More

Rival Companies to Work Together in COVID Fight
Health
Rival Companies to Work Together in COVID Fight
2021-03-02 21:33:11
by TWN Staff

Pharmceutical giant Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly, the White House announcedTuesday. The partnership will help advance the administration's goal of speeding up production... Read More

FDA Clears Single-Shot Vaccine for Use
Health
FDA Clears Single-Shot Vaccine for Use
2021-03-01 19:32:41
by Daniel Mollenkamp

WASHINGTON - On Saturday, the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization to a third coronavirus vaccine. This vaccine, unlike the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines which received emergency authorizations in December, is a single shot vaccine.  Placebo-controlled, randomized studies of... Read More

Merck Halts Work on Vaccine, Moderna Delivers 30.4 Million Doses to Feds
Business
Merck Halts Work on Vaccine, Moderna Delivers 30.4 Million Doses to Feds
2021-01-27 21:42:23
by Daniel Mollenkamp

Merck has withdrawn from the sprint to produce coronavirus vaccines after its two candidates failed to achieve strong results in preliminary trials. The first phase of clinical studies showed that even though the vaccine candidates were "well tolerated" the immune... Read More

Panel: People Over 75, Essential Workers Next for Vaccines
Health
Panel: People Over 75, Essential Workers Next for Vaccines

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers should be next in line for COVID-19 shots, while a second vaccine began rolling out... Read More

2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Set for OK in US With Panel Endorsement
Health
2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Set for OK in US With Panel Endorsement

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government advisory panel endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, paving the way for the shot to be added to the U.S. vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation for the... Read More

Moderna Vaccine Found Safe, Effective Ahead of Key FDA Review
Health
Moderna Vaccine Found Safe, Effective Ahead of Key FDA Review

Moderna Inc.’s vaccine is safe and effective for preventing COVID-19, U.S. regulators said, clearing the way for a second shot to quickly gain emergency authorization and add to the country’s sprawling immunization effort. The Food and Drug Administration’s staff said... Read More

FDA Issues Emergency Approval for Pfizer Vaccine, Others Sure to Follow
Health
FDA Issues Emergency Approval for Pfizer Vaccine, Others Sure to Follow
2020-12-11 21:19:29
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Under intense pressure from the White House, the Food and Drug Administration dramatically moved up its timeline, issuing an emergency authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. The agency had initially planned to finalize its authorization on Saturday,... Read More

Moderna Seeks Clearance for COVID-19 Vaccine After Strong Test Results
Business
Moderna Seeks Clearance for COVID-19 Vaccine After Strong Test Results

Moderna Inc. requested clearance for its coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. after a new analysis showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing COVID-19, with no serious safety problems. A Moderna spokesman said in a text message late Monday afternoon that its application for an... Read More

Moderna Vaccine Found Highly Effective at Preventing COVID
Health
Moderna Vaccine Found Highly Effective at Preventing COVID

Moderna Inc. said its COVID-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis of a large late-stage clinical trial, another sign that a fast-paced hunt by scientists and pharmaceutical companies is paying off with potent new tools that could help control... Read More

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