A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy, Sept. 8, 2022, in Schwenksville, Pa.Hannah Beier/Reuters Data from Modernahas shown the new boosters offers additional protection against EG....
Moderna Spikevax Vaccine ReceivesFull FDA Approval! On 31 January 2022, the US FDAannouncedthat they approved the second COVID-19 vaccine – the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. It is now allowed to be marketed as theModerna Spikevaxvaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals18 y...
Intellectual-property rightsVaccinesSARS-CoV-2Collaborators are locked in a high-stakes dispute over which researchers should be named as inventors on a key vaccine patent application.doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03535-xHeidi LedfordNatureNature
On the heels of its successful mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna announced today that it will begin a phase 1 clinical trial later this year to investigate its flu vaccine candidate, mRNA-1010. This marks a first foray into the flu vaccine space for Moderna, which wil...
For most people, the risk of not getting the COVID-19 vaccine is higher than the potential risks of getting it. The CDC recommends that all people with autoimmune conditions choose Moderna or Pfizer over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It’s especially important to get vaccinated if you take...
getty images both pfizer and moderna have mrna-based vaccines nearing the very end of clinical development and testing. there's no reason to think mrna is the only kind of vaccine option—it's just the fastest in this particular situation, with a dozen other options in advanced developm...
Do I have to undergo a Covid test upon arrival in the Philippines?No. Covid test upon arrival is no longer required. Does Philippines require a proof of Coronavirus vaccine for travelers?No. A proof of Coronavirus vaccine is no longer required. ...
In fact, late last year Moderna and Merck reported on the trial of an mRNA vaccine targeting cancer, in this case melanoma. It’s early, but the results look promising. So, what’s next? From the Freakonomics Radio Network, this isFreakonomics, M.D.I’m Bapu Jena. Today on the show...
(ARV) and unvaccinated (ARU) groups. The percentage of ARV to ARU is known as the risk ratio (RR), with lower values reflecting better performance. To calculate vaccine efficacy the RR is deduced from a value of one, then expressed as a percentage. So, an RR of 5% translates to an ...
How does Moderna and the Covid-19 vaccine fit into the picture? The reports that this HIV vaccine breakthrough was only possible thanks to the mRNA technology Moderna invented when developing their Covid-19 vaccine is inaccurate for several reasons. First, theresearchinto whetherRNA-basedvaccines...