The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday continued its endorsement of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for adults, now that U.S. regulators have given the shots their full approval.
Moderna’s vaccine isn’t the only one in the race. Pfizer is soon expected to announce if three of its even smaller-dose shots work for the littlest kids, months after the disappointing discovery that two doses weren’t quite strong enough. Whether it’s one company’s shots or both, ...
Governments around the world are now promoting “booster shots” of mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) as the best way to prevent hospitalization and death from the new variant. In fact, many now consider the booster to be an essential part of the vaccine regimen. This new information is ref...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also backed the FDA's authorization, clearing the way for the shots to be administered in children. The redesigned bivalent booster shots from both Moderna and Pfizer target the original version as well as the BA.4 and the ...
Parents may find it confusing that Moderna is seeking to vaccinate the youngest children before it's cleared to vaccinate teens. While other countries already have allowed Moderna's shots to be used in children as young as 6, the U.S. has limited its vaccine to adults. ...
The FDA is looking to quickly approve Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine after it was unanimously backed by a panel of experts.
the CDC is not impotent. The agency could experiment in uncontrolled fashion. Try any of these strategies and follow young men to see if their COVID-19 outcomes were favorable. As yet, a third alternative, the CDC could make changes to mitigate harm—such as limiting Moderna or spacing dos...
Currently a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the 50 microgram dose level is authorized by the FDA for emergency use in the United States for adults 18 years and older. Moderna said it continues to collect and monitor real-world data on its COVID-19 vaccine. Clinical trials...
The researchers found "low to absent" antibody neutralization of the variant from the regular regimens of all three vaccines - two shots of the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines or one of J&J's single-dose vaccine. But the blood from recent recipients of an ...
different dose sizes, the company defended the move by citing the need to roll out booster shots in "the context of the pandemic." The company was still mulling changes to the vaccine's packaging, Moderna's Dr. Jacqueline Miller said, especially with new doses for younger children on the ...