A Boston doctor with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after recently receiving the Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna. New York Times reported, citing the doctor. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, stated that he had a severe reaction almost immediately after being vaccinated, …
Read More »Modern to start dosing tomorrow; Oxford will get UK approval next week
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 »How the Moderna vaccine compares to the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine
NEW YORK: US regulators authorized Moderna Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, a week after granting the first US authorization for Pfizer Inc and the BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine. The following is a comparison of the two vaccinations and what to expect when both are available: How are …
Read More »US Approves Modern COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
FDA chief says they have taken another crucial step in the fight against this global pandemic Washington: The United States authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, paving the way for six million doses of a second vaccine to begin shipping soon in the worst-affected country in the …
Read More »Trump Launches Against FDA, Says Moderna Vaccine ‘Approved’
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has authorized a second coronavirus vaccine, throwing the gun on regulators who have yet to give it a formal green light. “The Moderna vaccine was overwhelmingly approved. Distribution will begin immediately,” he wrote on Twitter. This follows a …
Read More »Trump Launches Against FDA, Says Moderna Vaccine ‘Approved’
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has authorized a second coronavirus vaccine, throwing the gun on regulators who have yet to give it a formal green light. “The Moderna vaccine was overwhelmingly approved. Distribution will begin immediately,” he wrote on Twitter. This follows a …
Read More »US FDA Panel Recommends Emergency Approval of Moderna Vaccine
A panel of outside advisers to US drug regulators has overwhelmingly endorsed the emergency use of Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, virtually guaranteeing a second choice to protect against the deadly virus in a country devastated by the pandemic. The committee voted 20-0 with one abstention that the benefits of the …
Read More »Moderna Vaccine is Highly Protective and Prevents Severe COVID-19, Data Shows
By: New York Times | Updated: December 15, 2020 8:32:44 pm The success of Moderna’s vaccine has become even more crucial to fighting the pandemic as other vaccine efforts have failed. The coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna is highly protective for adults and prevents severe cases of COVID-19, according to …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine Update: As Pfizer and Covishield seek approvals in India, how soon can we expect a vaccine?
Serum Institute of India, Pune became the second company after Pfizer to apply for an emergency use authorization for its trial vaccine, the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine (called COVISHIELD) in the country. The vaccine is currently undergoing phase III testing in India and other parts of the world. The news, which …
Read More »Pfizer seeks emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in India
The firm, in its request submitted to the drug regulator, has requested permission to import the vaccine for sale and distribution in the country. Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical company to apply to the Controller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) for an emergency use authorization for its …
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