Covid vaccine: Moderna seeks approval in US and Europe
UK regulators are also reviewing data on the Pfizer vaccine, as well as another type of Covid vaccine from AstraZenca and Oxford University for emergency approval. Source link
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Moderna: Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection
The results add to growing confidence that vaccination can end the pandemic. Source link
Moderna: We’ll Know Soon if COVID Vaccine Works
Sept. 18, 2020 — Moderna says it should know by sometime in November whether its coronavirus vaccine is effective, its CEO said Thursday. Stephane Bancel also told CNBC that the company — the first drug firm to conduct human clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. — could have enough late-stage trial … Read more
Developing Countries Push to Limit Patent Protections for Covid-19 Vaccines
A group of developing countries, backed by United Nations agencies and activist groups, is pushing to limit patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines being tested by some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies so that inexpensive copies can be produced for poorer nations. South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Pakistan and others argue they won’t be able to … Read more
Does COVID-19 vaccine have similar immune response in old and young? Here’s what Moderna’s trials show
Moderna is now reporting interim data from the Phase 1 study, which includes new analysis from 20 additional people and details on how the vaccine performs in older people. (Representational image) Moderna Inc said on Wednesday that an analysis of the early-stage data of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed it induced immune responses in older … Read more
Reason behind rise in Covid cases? Coronavirus re-infections raise concerns about immunity
Some experts say it is likely that such cases are starting to emerge because of greater testing worldwide, rather than because the virus may be spreading differently. (Representational image) Two European patients are confirmed to have been re-infected with COVID-19, raising concerns about people’s immunity to the coronavirus as the world struggles to tame the … Read more
People not wearing masks, maintaining social distancing driving COVID-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG
The testing for the disease has been increased from 363 tests per million per day on August 1 to more than 600 tests per million per day at present, the ministry said with India having tested nearly 3.7 crore cumulative COVID-19 samples so far. ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said “irresponsible” people not … Read more
Moderna Prices COVID Vaccine Higher than Others
Aug. 6, 2020 — Moderna is charging $37 a dose for its experimental vaccine, which is far more than what other companies say they plan to charge for their vaccines, CBS News reported Wednesday. Because two doses of the vaccine are needed to immunize people from COVID-19, total costs could be $74 per person. … Read more
Developing & distributing a vaccine confronts humanity with next moral test
By John Authers The coronavirus pandemic has stress-tested the world. Beyond challenging human fortitude, national health services and international rivalries, it has forced a series of moral choices. Many have provoked impassioned disagreement — over whether governments can force businesses and schools to close, over sacrifices for the sake of the elderly and, most bitterly … Read more
Chinese-backed hackers targeted Covid-19 vaccine firm Moderna – ET HealthWorld
WASHINGTON: Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc, a leading US-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according to a US security official tracking Chinese hacking activity. Last week, the US Justice Department made public an indictment of two Chinese nationals accused of spying on the … Read more