Moderna is the second COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval in the US. A doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the New York Times reported Friday, citing the doctor. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at …
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Written by Abhishek De | New Delhi | Updated: December 20, 2020 7:47:28 pm Swab collection for ongoing Covid-19 testing inside an NMMC mobile testing facility in Vashi (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) The United States was shot in the arm in its fight against Covid-19 after the Food and …
Read More »Moderna vaccine helps antibodies last at least 90 days, report says
The vaccine, called mRNA-1273, is given in two injections 28 days apart. Washington: The Modern Covid-19 vaccine, which was recently shown to be 94 percent effective, causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that last for at least three months, a study showed Thursday. Researchers from the National …
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Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 20, 2020 4:07:53 pm An actor dressed as a coronavirus reacts after injecting a fantasy vaccine during a street performance in Plaza San Martín (AP) Encouraging results in Covid-19 vaccine trials by pioneers in November have …
Read More »Modern covid-19 vaccine found 94.5% effective in preventing coronavirus
For the second time this month, more positive news comes from another Covid vaccine candidate. Moderna Inc today announced that the NIH-appointed Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273, its candidate vaccine against COVID-19, has shown that the company’s experimental vaccine is 94.5 % effective …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 15, 2020 11:44:36 pm Collecting swabs for rapid Covid-19 testing at a municipal dispensary in Deonar in Mumbai (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) Vaccine against the coronavirus (Covid-19): After Pfizer, another US drugmaker, Moderna Inc, is likely to release the first …
Read More »Moderna and Pfizer aim to deliver vaccine by December
Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 29, 2020 12:09:08 am A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad (AP) With the results of late-stage clinical trials by two Covid-19 vaccine pioneers, Moderna Inc and Pfizer, …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of the year, says WHO chief
A ‘safe and effective’ vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease could be ready by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “We will need vaccines and there is hope that by the end of this year we can have a vaccine. There is hope,” …
Read More »The US will have the COVID-19 vaccine for all citizens by next April, Trump believes
President Donald Trump said Friday that he hopes to have enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine available for all Americans by April. “Hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month, and we hope to have enough vaccines for all Americans in April,” Trump said at a news conference. …
Read More »Moderna would seek a limited emergency use of the covid vaccine according to the first data
If Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine proves to be at least 70% effective, the company plans to seek emergency authorization for use in high-risk groups, the company’s chief executive told Reuters. Moderna’s vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, is nearing the finish line in its effort to enroll 30,000 people in an advanced-stage trial …
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