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After Pfizer, US Approves Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

NEW DELHI: The US biotechnology company Moderna has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of mRNA-1273, Moderna’s vaccine against COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age or older. The Moderna approval comes exactly a week after the US Food and Drug Administration okay-ed a shot from Pfizer […]

Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine?

Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? No. For a couple reasons, masks and social distancing will still be recommended for some time after people are vaccinated. To start, the first coronavirus vaccines require two shots; Pfizer’s second dose comes three weeks after the first and Moderna’s comes after four weeks. […]

Moderna to seek U.S. and EU authorization for its vaccine

NEW DELHI: Moderna has announced that the primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273 conducted on 196 cases confirms the high efficacy observed at the first interim analysis. The data analysis indicates a vaccine efficacy of 94.1%. Safety data continue to accrue and the study continues to be monitored by an independent, […]

When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in Asia

NEW DELHI: Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc have released trial data this month showing their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing the disease. If regulators approve any of the vaccines in coming weeks, the companies have said distribution could begin almost immediately with governments around the world. But many […]

Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine single dose can be less than $10 at international markets

By DARIA LITVINOVA MOSCOW: Russia released new results Tuesday claiming its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was highly effective, and promised it would cost less on international markets than vaccines by some of its Western competitors. According to the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which bankrolled the development of the jab, Sputnik V will cost less than $10 […]

Moderna to charge $25-$37 per dose for its COVID-19 vaccine

FRANKFRUT: Moderna will charge governments between $25 and $37 per dose of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, depending on the amount ordered, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel told German weekly Welt am Sonntag (WamS). “Our vaccine therefore costs about the same as a flu shot, which is between $10 and $50,” he was quoted as saying. On […]

Preparing for potential Covid-19 vaccine launch: Moderna CEO

NEW DELHI: US-based biotech firm Moderna is actively preparing for a potential commercial launch of mRNA-1273, its Covid-19 vaccine, the company’s CEO has said. The announcement comes amid an unprecedented race worldwide to bring a vaccine to protect people from Covid-19. Moderna announced progress across its portfolio of pipeline assets presented at its annual R&D […]

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