Both vaccines have lipids based nanoparticles and inside these lipid-based particles, the active ingredients of the vaccines are packed. Covid-19 vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are being widely used for inoculation in many countries, vastly in the United States. Amidst the ongoing vaccination drive, a new study has surfaced indicating that these vaccines work slightly … Read more
However, one should not forget that the single dose of the vaccine could make the job of vaccinating the huge American population far easier and hassle-free. The United States of America has given emergency use approval to the third Coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, Associated Press reported. The one dose vaccine developed by … Read more
Covid vaccine update: India has been administering two such – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and Serum Institute of India’s Oxford-AstraZeneca version Covishield. (Reuters image) Covid Vaccine Update: The Covid-19 ravaged world has found solace in form of multiple vaccines against highly contagious Coronavirus. India has been administering two such – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and Serum Institute … Read more
Jan 21, 2021 — California’s top epidemiologist late Wednesday said the Moderna vaccine suspected of causing a series of allergic reactions may be administered once again after a review found no reason to stop its use. Erica Pan, MD, said the state had temporarily paused the use of one lot of Moderna’s vaccine after … Read more
Moderna Inc said on Monday it would produce at least 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, up by 100 million doses from its previous forecast, as the United States continues to roll-out the vaccine. The company was working to invest and hire in order to deliver up to 1 billion doses this … Read more
Karla Grossenbacher, JD, head of workplace privacy group, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP; chair of the law firm’s employment practice, Washington, D.C. Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, PhD, law professor, University of California Hastings College of Law, San Francisco; member, Vaccine Working Group on Ethics and Policy nonprofit. Michael Mina, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology and faculty member, Center … Read more
Dec. 18, 2020 — As expected, the FDA granted Moderna an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, doubling the number of vaccine doses expected to be available in the coming days for distribution nationwide. There is one final step — the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will need to recommend its use, … Read more
Paul Offit, MD, vaccine expert, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Gigi Gronvall, MD, immunologist and infectious disease specialist, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. The New York Times: “F.D.A. Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine,” “Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine and Allergies: How Concerned Should You Be?” “Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine: 11 Things You Need to … Read more
Moderna Inc said on Monday it was informed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) certain documents related to pre-submission talks of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate were unlawfully accessed in a cyberattack on the medicines regulator. The EMA, which assesses medicines and vaccines for the European Union, said earlier this month that it had been targeted … Read more
Coronavirus Covid-19 vaccine update: Oxford-AstraZeneca said that the late-stage date of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate AZD1222-ChAdOx1nCoV-19 would likely to be announced in November or December. (Reuters image) Coronavirus Covid-19 vaccine update: It could be merry Christmas and a happy new year as Pfizer and BioNTech are preparing to start deliveries of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate … Read more