FDA grants full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine The FDA has granted full approval of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, but will that get more shots into arms?
US gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that’s already been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago. The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review of Moderna’s […]
FDA panel considers Moderna’s COVID shots for kids … A government advisory panel met Tuesday to decide whether to recommend a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.
FDA advisers back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for … NEW YORK (AP) — A government advisory panel Tuesday endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens. The Food and Drug Administration’s outside experts voted unanimously that Moderna’s vaccine is safe and effective enough to give kids ages 6 to 17. If the FDA agrees, it would become the second option […]
Panel recommends FDA authorize Moderna vaccine for … An FDA advisory panel has recommended the agency expand the authorization of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to children and teenagers ages 6 to 17.
Biden: ‘We have to do more to vaccine 66M unvaccinated’ The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has recommended emergency use authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster.
COVID-19 vaccine sales push Moderna past expectations … Better-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine sales pushed Moderna past Wall Street’s second-quarter forecasts. The company said that its Spikevax vaccine brought in $4.53 billion during the quarter. Analysts were looking for around $3.6 billion, according to FactSet. Moderna shares surged Wednesday after the company also announced another $3 billion share buyback plan. Moderna’s vaccine sales in the […]
Moderna’s low-dose COVID vaccine works for kids under … accine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers the company announced Wednesday — and if regulators agree it could mean a chance to finally start vaccinating the littlest kids by summer.
Moderna announces step toward updating COVID shots … Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine its original vaccine with protection against the omicron variant. On Tuesday, it reported a preliminary hint that such an approach might work.
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids … Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers, the company announced Wednesday — a development that could pave the way for the littlest kids to be vaccinated by summer if regulators agree. Moderna said that in the coming weeks it would ask regulators in the U.S. and Europe to authorize two small-dose shots for […]
Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest … Moderna is seeking to be the first to offer COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest American children, as it asked the Food and Drug Administration Thursday to clear low-dose shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Frustrated families are waiting impatiently for a chance to protect the nation’s littlest kids as all around them people shed masks […]
Moderna, Pfizer say 4th COVID-19 shot likely Both Moderna and Pfizer say a fourth shot of a COVID-19 vaccine will likely be necessary to protect against another surge this fall.
Moderna seeks approval for its COVID shots for kids … Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer.
FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest … WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children, typically the final step before authorizing the shots. The meeting announcement follows months of frustration from families impatient for a chance to vaccinate their little children, along with complaints from […]
Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots … Parents anxious to finally vaccinate their youngest children against COVID-19, strap in: A lot is set to happen over the next week. On Wednesday, both Moderna and Pfizer will have to convince what’s essentially a science court — advisers to the Food and Drug Administration — that their shots work well in babies, toddlers and […]
EXPLAINER: What to know about COVID vaccines for … COVID-19 vaccinations for the youngest children just might be a step closer. Moderna intends to seek U.S. authorization for kid-sized shots, releasing early study results Wednesday that suggest the two small doses work in tots younger than 6. Within weeks, competitor Pfizer hopes to learn if three of its even lower-dose shots do, too. Here’s […]
Moderna says booster shot increases antibodies against … Moderna said lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased by 37 times the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies able to fight omicron.
Pfizer says its COVID shots 80% effective for kids … Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots.
FDA delaying decision on Moderna shot for 12- to … The company also said it will delay filing a request for emergency-use authorization of a lower dose of the vaccine for 6- to 11-year-olds.
US authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.
Moderna announces full US approval for its COVID-19 … Moderna announced Monday that U.S. health regulators granted full approval to its COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that’s been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago.
Singapore suggests Pfizer recipients get a Moderna … Singapore’s minister of health says a study in the country shows Pfizer recipients who get Moderna for their third shot have even more protection from the virus.
Is Moderna the preferred vaccine now? We asked two doctors whether they would pick Moderna over Pfizer, if they hadn’t already been vaccinated.
Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine … ROME (AP) — Moderna has no plans to share the recipe for its COVID-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up the company’s own production is the best way to increase the global supply, the company’s chairman said Monday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Noubar Afeyan also reiterated a pledge Moderna made […]
Moderna: Initial booster data shows good results … 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 to fight omicron. And a full-dose booster was even stronger, triggering an 83-fold jump in […]
Moderna seeks COVID-19 vaccine FDA approval for kids … Children under 5 are the only group in the U.S. ineligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Moderna to supply Africa with up to 110 million COVID … NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Moderna on Tuesday said it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries, which local officials called a breakthrough on the world’s least vaccinated continent. The announcement said Moderna is prepared to deliver the first 15 million doses by the end of this year, […]
FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot … U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronavirus. The panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend a booster shot for seniors, as well as younger adults […]
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness wanes … The U.S. drugmaker shared information from a phase three study showing that breakthrough cases were less frequent in those who’ve been more recently vaccinated.
You can mix and match COVID vaccines, but should … Just because you can switch things up, doesn’t mean you should. We asked doctors when mixing and matching makes sense, and when it doesn’t.
FDA shortens timing of Moderna booster to 5 months WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday shortened the time that people who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster — to five months rather than six. The two-dose Moderna vaccine is open to Americans 18 and older. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision Friday means Moderna recipients are eligible for a […]
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot safe, effective … Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer moves toward expanding shots to children.
Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids … NEW YORK (AP) — There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it is recommending Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and teens. This group has been able to get shots made by Pfizer since […]
Need to be fully vaccinated by the holidays? Here’s … Ahead of traveling and family gatherings, those who have yet to do so may want to consider being fully vaccinated before spending time with friends and relatives, particularly those who may be more vulnerable to COVID-19.
FDA expected to expand Pfizer booster shot for all … The FDA is expected to open up the Pfizer booster shot for all adults by the end of the week.
Moderna working on hybrid COVID-19/Flu vaccine Moderna announced it’s developing a hybrid vaccine that would provide protection against COVID-19 and influenza.
Baker, Polis urge FDA to move on vaccine for youngest Gov. Charlie Baker and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis have teamed up to urge the Biden administration to “expeditiously” review Moderna’s application for emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine that could be given to children under 5.
Covid vaccines for kids under 5 distributed immediately The CDC has signed off on covid vaccines for children younger than 5 years old, allowing shots to be distributed immediately.
Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating … CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In a pair of Cape Town warehouses converted into a maze of airlocked sterile rooms, young scientists are assembling and calibrating the equipment needed to reverse engineer a coronavirus vaccine that has yet to reach South Africa and most of the world’s poorest people. The energy in the gleaming […]
WHO works to spread COVID vaccine technology to more … GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments using the messenger RNA technology that has successfully been used to make COVID-19 vaccines. At a press briefing in Geneva on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the new hub will […]
Study suggests antibodies from two Moderna doses … A preprint study published Wednesday indicated that the antibodies in blood samples from recipients of two Moderna doses were less effective at neutralizing the omicron variant, suggesting an increased risk of symptomatic breakthrough cases.
Moderna vaccine is most effective against hospitalization … A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday compares how effective each of the three COVID-19 vaccines are in preventing hospitalization from the virus.
Covid-19 vaccine is now eligible to children ages … The Baker Administration has announced that Massachusetts children ages 6 months to 4 years old are now eligible to receive the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Covid-19 vaccine is now available to children ages 6 months to 4 years
Need to be vaccinated by Thanksgiving, Hanukkah or … People who want to be fully vaccinated against COVID by Thanksgiving, Hanukkah or Christmas are running out of time.
Scandinavians curb Moderna shots for some younger … COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Scandinavian authorities on Wednesday suspended or discouraged the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in young people because of an increased risk of heart inflammation, a very rare side effect associated with the shot. Sweden suspended the use of Moderna for those recipients under 30, Denmark said those under 18 won’t be […]
When can you get a COVID booster shot? These are … Have they been approved? Am I eligible? When can I get one? The answer to those questions depends on which vaccine you receive originally: Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson.
Next on FDA’s agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J … 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 regulators begin tackling that question this week. On Thursday and Friday, the Food and Drug […]
US: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appears effective for … On Wednesday, the FDA will ask an outside panel of experts to vote on whether to recommend the two companies’ shots.
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids … Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer joins its rival Pfizer in moving toward expanding shots to children. Pfizer’s kid-size vaccine doses are closer to widespread use. They are undergoing evaluation by the Food and Drug Administration for […]
US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster … WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster dosesthis week in an effort to provide flexibility as the campaign for extra shots expands. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & […]