FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolersThe Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That...
17 Jun, 2022, 07.17 PM IST
Moderna's COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA saysThe FDA cautioned that estimates of the efficacy of Moderna's two-dose pediatric vaccine were based on relatively few cases of COVID-19. Th...
11 Jun, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Three COVID shots offer 'strong protection' for children under 5: PfizerThe news comes after months of anxious waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers, especially as COV...
23 May, 2022, 08.36 PM IST
Moderna finds that inventing a COVID-19 vaccine was the easy partModerna shares plummeted on Thursday after it announced it would be able to supply only 700 million to 800 million vaccine doses this year,...
06 Nov, 2021, 10.12 PM IST
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in young childrenModerna Inc said on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine generated an immune response and was generally well-tolerated in children aged six to ...
25 Oct, 2021, 10.08 PM IST
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot remains 93% effective 4-6 months after second doseThat compares favorably to data released by rivals Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE last week in which they suggested their vaccine's efficacy wa...
05 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson yet to apply for COVID-19 vaccines licence in India: SourcesAnother giant pharma company Moderna is supposed to donate seven million doses to India from the United States under Covax is still pending.
15 Jul, 2021, 01.55 PM IST
Moderna's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India likely next year; Pfizer ready with 5 crore doses for 2021Two rounds of high-level meetings chaired by the Cabinet Secretary were held last week on the availability of vaccines in the global as wel...
25 May, 2021, 08.40 PM IST
Vaccination halted at all 400 sites for 18-44 age group in Delhi: Manish SisodiaSisodia said all the 400 vaccination sites for the 18-44 age group have been closed in Delhi after the vaccine stock was over, while the ce...
24 May, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
Moderna raises 2021 sales forecast for COVID-19 vaccine to $19.2 billionEarlier this week, larger rival Pfizer Inc said it expects $26 billion in sales of its COVID-19 vaccine this year.
06 May, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
EU agency ponders approval for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccineThe meeting of the European Medicines Agency's human medicines committee (CHMP) comes amid high rates of infections in many EU countries an...
06 Jan, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
Canada approves Moderna's COVID-19 shot, extends ban on flights from UKBy Jan. 31, Canada should have almost 1.2 million doses from both Moderna and Pfizer Inc, whose vaccine developed with German partner BioNT...
24 Dec, 2020, 08.47 AM IST
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shots leave warehouses, widening America's push to immunizeThe distribution of Moderna's vaccine to more than 3,700 locations in the United States will vastly widen the rollout started last week by ...
20 Dec, 2020, 05.08 PM IST
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine begins rollout as U.S. races to broaden injection campaignThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an emergency use authorization for Moderna's vaccine, the second COVID-19 vaccine to re...
20 Dec, 2020, 09.32 AM IST
Canada has deal to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine within 48 hours of approvalModerna's vaccine is currently under review by Canada's drug regulator. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received regulatory approval last week ...
15 Dec, 2020, 10.29 PM IST
Moderna to seek US, EU emergency authorization after COVID-19 vaccine 94.1% effectiveModerna also reported a 100% success rate in preventing severe cases. The filing sets Moderna's product up to be the second vaccine likely ...
30 Nov, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
Moderna, Pfizer shots look strong. Here’s how they stack upThe data will likely increase confidence that more vaccines will work and that the world may soon find a way to get the coronavirus under c...
16 Nov, 2020, 08.28 PM IST