Moderna's Covid vaccine more likely to trigger heart inflammation in young and middle-aged men
2 years, 9 months ago

Moderna's Covid vaccine more likely to trigger heart inflammation in young and middle-aged men

Daily Mail  

Moderna's Covid vaccine should be made available for children aged six to 17 years, an independent panel at the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday — as America's Covid wave fell on all fronts. An independent panel of experts at the Food and Drug Administration today voted to approve Moderna's vaccine to be rolled out in the United States for children aged six to 17 years old US Covid wave is now falling on all fronts. In a separate release today the CDC said among men aged 18 to 39 who received two doses of Moderna's Covid shot, about 97.3 cases per million shots given out had myocarditis or pericarditis recorded. The CDC also said in February that the Moderna shot was slightly more likely to trigger heart inflammation than Pfizer's, which is based on the same technology.

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As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
8 months, 3 weeks ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign. What’s more, health officials have reported upticks this month in COVID-19-associated emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and a pronounced increase in positive test results in the southwestern U.S. It’s not clear whether that’s a sign …

Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health
9 months, 1 week ago

Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health

New Indian Express  

Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and influenza. The control groups received a COVID vaccine and a suitable flu vaccine delivered separately. The control group in the 50-to-64 age category were given the Fluarix flu vaccine, as well as Moderna’s mRNA COVID vaccine, Spikevax. The over-65 control …

'Defences tend to fade over time': US health agency recommends older to get another COVID shot this spring
1 year ago

'Defences tend to fade over time': US health agency recommends older to get another COVID shot this spring

India TV News  

Washington: Older US adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, an influential government advisory panel said on Wednesday. The panel voted 11-1 to say Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if at least four months have …

Major COVID vaccine study finds heart risks are rare — and the real threat is being unvaccinated
1 year, 1 month ago

Major COVID vaccine study finds heart risks are rare — and the real threat is being unvaccinated

Salon  

Even while the COVID-19 vaccines have been hailed as one of the greatest achievements in modern science, they have been swirled in misinformation perpetuated by anti-vaccine figures and organizations who question their efficacy and robust safety record. “What we wanted to do was to see if there was any signal to suggest that COVID vaccines might be associated with an …

Global study quantifies rise in blood clots, heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination
1 year, 1 month ago

Global study quantifies rise in blood clots, heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination

The Hindu  

One of the largest assessments of its kind, spanning 99 million people and investigating reports of adverse reactions following COVID-19 vaccination, found that instances of Guillain Barre Syndrome, myocarditis, pericarditis and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis were at least 1.5 times more than expected following inoculation with mRNA and ChadOX1 vaccines. The Global Covid Vaccine Safety Project, which made the assessment, …

Largest Covid vaccine study ever finds shots are linked to small increased risk of neurological, blood and heart disorders - but they are still extremely rare
1 year, 1 month ago

Largest Covid vaccine study ever finds shots are linked to small increased risk of neurological, blood and heart disorders - but they are still extremely rare

Daily Mail  

Covid vaccines have been linked to small increases in heart, blood, and neurological disorders, according to the largest global study of its kind. There was also a 1.3 to 1.4 times greater risk of having a seizure following the first and second doses of the Moderna vaccine, as well as the fourth dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Researchers in Israel …

Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults, according to the first U.S. study to assess how well the shots work. The 54% finding is similar to what’s been reported in other countries, and it’s also about what was reported for an earlier vaccine version, said the Ruth Link-Gelles of …

2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show
1 year, 5 months ago

2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot. One expert called the rates “abysmal.” The numbers, presented Thursday at a meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from a national survey of thousands of Americans, conducted two weeks …

US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots
1 year, 5 months ago

US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax. Now the Food and Drug Administration has added another choice –- reformulated Novavax shots open to anyone age 12 and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already has urged most Americans to get a fall COVID-19 vaccination, shots tweaked to …

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots
1 year, 6 months ago

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots

India Today  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target a recently circulating Omicron variant of the coronavirus, paving the way for the launch later this week of a fall vaccination campaign. Pfizer and Moderna said their updated vaccines, which target the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the virus, were expected to be available …

US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection...
1 year, 6 months ago

US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection...

Daily Mail  

The CDC is set to issue recommendations for who most needs the shots Health officials in the US today approved updated Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna. A multi-dose vial of the company's updated Covid vaccine for children under five The new jabs — designed to boost protection against newer variants — have been deemed safe for every American …

Should you get the new COVID booster? The CDC is about to decide
1 year, 6 months ago

Should you get the new COVID booster? The CDC is about to decide

LA Times  

A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC’s vaccine advisors will soon decide whether to recommend the latest COVID-19 boosters only for frail, older, sick and immunocompromised people or to offer it to everyone over 6 months of age. “I don’t plan to get it myself,” said Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center …

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against ‘highly-mutated’ BA.2.86 variant
1 year, 6 months ago

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against ‘highly-mutated’ BA.2.86 variant

Hindustan Times  

Moderna on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5, the dominant variant through most of 2023 and the target …

New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises
1 year, 7 months ago

New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises

Firstpost  

Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab. But demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since 2021 when it first became available and more than 240 million people in the U.S., or 73% of the population, received at least one shot A new COVID vaccine is due out next …

The truth about myocarditis and Covid vaccines: After Bronny James' cardiac arrest and Elon Musk pushing anti-vaxx theory, leading doctors insist jabs are NOT to blame
1 year, 7 months ago

The truth about myocarditis and Covid vaccines: After Bronny James' cardiac arrest and Elon Musk pushing anti-vaxx theory, leading doctors insist jabs are NOT to blame

Daily Mail  

First the anti-vaxxers jumped on Christian Eriksen, alleging the Covid vaccines were to blame when the Danish footballer suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. Elon Musk has sparked outrage after claiming the Covid vaccine may have caused Bronny James' cardiac arrest Musk's tweet was followed by a slew of online outrage with many criticizing the platform's CEO for spreading …

Heart problems from vaccines are extremely rare. Heart problems from COVID itself are not
1 year, 7 months ago

Heart problems from vaccines are extremely rare. Heart problems from COVID itself are not

Salon  

Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, the website rebranding as X, is facing heated criticism for spreading misinformation on his platform again. The CDC pointed out that there were only 635 cases of myocarditis diagnosed out of the 54.8 million doses of the mRNA vaccine given Dr. Matthew Martinez, director of sports cardiology at the Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, …

World Health Organization calls for NEW Covid booster shots
1 year, 10 months ago

World Health Organization calls for NEW Covid booster shots

Daily Mail  

The World Health Organization has called for new Covid shots to be developed for this winter that targets mutated variants. The World Health Organization has recommended new Covid shots are developed this winter to target mutated variants The recommendation was made by the WHO's Technical Advisory Group on Covid Vaccine Composition. The above graph shows the number of Americans who …

Rand Paul stunned by Moderna CEO: Less risk of myocarditis for people who take vaccine
2 years ago

Rand Paul stunned by Moderna CEO: Less risk of myocarditis for people who take vaccine

Raw Story  

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel surprised Sen. Rand Paul by explaining that the risk of myocarditis decreased in boys who took the company's Covid-19 vaccine. "Is there a higher interest or a higher incidence of myocarditis among adolescent males 16 to 24 after taking your vaccine?" "The data I've shown, actually, I've seen, sorry, from the CDC, actually shown that there's …

Sliding vaccine sales, new costs, squeeze Moderna 4Q profit
2 years, 1 month ago

Sliding vaccine sales, new costs, squeeze Moderna 4Q profit

Associated Press  

Moderna’s fourth-quarter profit tumbled 70% as COVID-19 vaccine sales fell and the drugmaker caught up on a royalty payment. Heavy research and development costs also weighed on Moderna as the vaccine developer looks to strengthen an income statement currently dominated by its Spikevax coronavirus preventive shots. Researchers are testing how Moderna’s potential vaccine and Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda work in improving …

Are Covid-19 vaccines affecting the heart? What doctors say
2 years, 1 month ago

Are Covid-19 vaccines affecting the heart? What doctors say

Live Mint  

While the Covid-19 vaccines are saving lives, some side effects related to heart has been reported. “Recent data suggest that previous COVID-19 may increase the risk for many entities of cardiovascular disease to an extent similarly observed for traditional cardiovascular risk factors,” the researchers wrote. How Covid vaccines affect heart health Dr Rakesh Rai Sapra, Director and Senior Consultant-Cardiology, Marengo …

‘Lots of tears’ when vaccine was produced, scientist says while receiving OBE
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Lots of tears’ when vaccine was produced, scientist says while receiving OBE

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A scientist who worked to produce the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has …

mRNA Covid-19 vaccines can increase serious adverse events? US researcher claims
2 years, 2 months ago

mRNA Covid-19 vaccines can increase serious adverse events? US researcher claims

India TV News  

A US-based researcher has claimed that the messenger RNA Covid-19 vaccine can increase serious adverse events in people, including sudden cardiac deaths. Joseph Fraiman, the lead author of the peer-reviewed research that re-analysed Pfizer & Moderna trials for mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, has tweeted: "I believe the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines need to be withdrawn". In another tweet, he mentioned that the …

Claims baselessly link COVID vaccines to athlete deaths
55 years, 2 months ago

Claims baselessly link COVID vaccines to athlete deaths

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Two researchers found that more than 1,500 athletes have suffered cardiac arrest since COVID-19 vaccinations began, compared to a previous average of 29 athletes per year, suggesting the vaccines are causing a dramatic rise in such cardiac issues. They found that prior to COVID and the COVID-19 vaccines there were roughly 29 cardiac arrests in those European sports leagues …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
2 years, 3 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The article suggests that these …

Covid vaccines have averted THREE MILLION deaths in America
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid vaccines have averted THREE MILLION deaths in America

Daily Mail  

Two years ago tomorrow the first person in the US got the shot outside a trial The report likely underestimates the full impact of vaccines, the researchers said More than 120 million Covid infections were prevented by the shots, it found Covid vaccines have averted more than three million deaths in the US during the pandemic, a report has found. …

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
2 years, 3 months ago

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. “Vaccination is the best way we know to help prevent the serious outcomes of COVID-19, such as hospitalization and death,” Dr. Peter Marks, FDA’s vaccine chief, told The Associated Press. The FDA decided that: --Children under age 6 who’ve already gotten two original …

Is Covid-19 vaccine causing increase in heart attack cases? Here’s what cardiologists say
2 years, 3 months ago

Is Covid-19 vaccine causing increase in heart attack cases? Here’s what cardiologists say

Hindustan Times  

As more reports of sudden cardiac arrest in young and healthy trickle in from various parts of the country, the possible impact of Covid vaccine on heart has once again come under spotlight. #Heartattack trended on Twitter a few days back after a series of unfortunate cardiac deaths - from a bride dying of heart attack during her varmala ceremony …

Flu vaccines may cut the risk of heart failure | AIIMS study
2 years, 3 months ago

Flu vaccines may cut the risk of heart failure | AIIMS study

India TV News  

Flu vaccines may cut the risk of heart failure | AIIMS study A study by the cardiology department of AIIMS reveals that the influenza vaccine may reduce the risk of heart attacks. The cardiology department of AIIMS Delhi has recommended that the influenza vaccines may cut the risk of heart failure. It has been estimated that the number of patients …

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
2 years, 4 months ago

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect

Associated Press  

Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Speaking at a White House briefing expected to be his last before he retires from the government at the end of year, Fauci said what “may be the final message I give …

Pfizer, Moderna launch trials to track whether issues arise YEARS after getting their vaccines
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer, Moderna launch trials to track whether issues arise YEARS after getting their vaccines

Daily Mail  

Heart inflammation has been the most reported severe side effect of the vaccine Pfizer and Moderna have launched trials to determine whether there are any long-term negative health impacts associated with their Covid vaccines. The same study found that 21 of every million recipients of the original two-dose Pfizer vaccine also suffered the heart issue. A recent Canadian study found …

New bivalent Covid vaccines DON'T give people better immunity, studies show
2 years, 5 months ago

New bivalent Covid vaccines DON'T give people better immunity, studies show

Daily Mail  

The new bivalent Covid vaccines are no more effective than the original shots, according to two new studies. In both studies, people who had already been triple vaccinated were given either a standard Covid shot or an updated bivalent booster. President Joe Biden got his updated booster yesterday — his fifth shot to date — in the latest White House …

Covid booster shot campaign opens to everyone 12 and up
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid booster shot campaign opens to everyone 12 and up

NL Times  

Everyone aged 12 and older can now make an appointment for a repeat vaccination against the coronavirus, the RIVM and GGD reported. That means that everyone who qualifies for the booster shot can get one at a vaccination location. People aged 12 and older can get the repeat vaccination if it has been at least three months since their previous …

Moderna jab ‘to protect through the winter’ after positive new results
2 years, 5 months ago

Moderna jab ‘to protect through the winter’ after positive new results

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Moderna Covid-19 booster jab shows good protection for at …

EMA gives positive advice over Covid-19 vaccines for children from 6 months
2 years, 5 months ago

EMA gives positive advice over Covid-19 vaccines for children from 6 months

NL Times  

The European Medicines Agency advised the European Commission to approve the Covid-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna for use in children from six months old. Currently, Pfizer's vaccine is only allowed for children once they reach five years of age, and the Moderna vaccine can be given to children as young as six years old. Children from six months …

Experts taken aback by Florida surgeon general advising against COVID vaccines for young men
2 years, 5 months ago

Experts taken aback by Florida surgeon general advising against COVID vaccines for young men

Salon  

Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has positioned himself as the face of ideological defiance to the COVID-19 policies supported by the overwhelming majority of public health experts and scientists. In a press release linked to in a brief Friday evening tweet, Ladapo claimed that young adult men should avoid taking the mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna on the grounds that …

Covid-19: Pfizer faces backlash for creating pro-vaccine Marvel comic
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: Pfizer faces backlash for creating pro-vaccine Marvel comic

Daily Mail  

Pfizer's Covid vaccine comic was today slammed as 'ethically dubious in the extreme' for trying to appeal to children. It features a grandfather and his family who get a Covid vaccine, the Avengers who represent the Covid vaccines and Ironman who represents the new Covid vaccine, and Ultron who represents Covid's evolution The grandpa is shown waiting at a clinic …

Up to one in 7,000 American teens suffered heart inflammation after their Covid vaccine
2 years, 5 months ago

Up to one in 7,000 American teens suffered heart inflammation after their Covid vaccine

Daily Mail  

Thousands of American teenagers may have suffered heart inflammation after getting a Covid jab, a study suggests. Researchers found up to one in 7,000 boys aged 12 to 15 years old developed myocarditis after receiving the Pfizer vaccine. Risk was highest after the second dose Researchers at the healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente reviewed 421 cases of myocarditis and pericarditis in …

Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children
2 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children

CNN  

CNN — Younger children could soon be eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 booster shot. Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said they completed their submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their updated Covid-19 booster for children ages 5 through 11. Moderna on Friday said it had requested FDA authorization for its updated booster …

FDA vaccine adviser says healthy young people SHOULDN'T get another COVID booster
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA vaccine adviser says healthy young people SHOULDN'T get another COVID booster

Daily Mail  

A top vaccine expert and pediatric doctor is cautioning parents of healthy young people to hold off getting the new COVID booster shot, saying it can carry risks and its efficacy hasn't yet been proven. But writing in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, Offitt said preliminary data suggested the new bivalent vaccines were actually worse at warding off …

Are Covid-19 booster shots leading to heart attacks? Experts explain
2 years, 6 months ago

Are Covid-19 booster shots leading to heart attacks? Experts explain

Live Mint  

The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019 has been a disaster for the whole world with India also facing the devastating effects due to the virus. Meanwhile, social media is also flooded with reports like booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine leading to heart inflammation or even heart attack. Contrary to the earlier belief that heart-related issues impact only …

COVID: Heart inflammation risk after booster dose rare in young men, claims study
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID: Heart inflammation risk after booster dose rare in young men, claims study

India TV News  

The risk of developing myocarditis among males ages 16 to 19 years are about one in 15,000 after the third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, however the cases are rare and mild, according to a new research conducted in Israel. "It is important to understand the connections between this rare heart condition and Covid-19 vaccines, so we can monitor …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 6 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 6 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccine
2 years, 7 months ago

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu  

Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Moderna developed years before the pandemic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine first to Pfizer/BioNTech in December 2020, then one week later …

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for patent infringement over Covid-19 vaccine
2 years, 7 months ago

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for patent infringement over Covid-19 vaccine

Live Mint  

American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna has filed a suit in a United States District court against Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, seeking undetermined damages for patent infringement in the development of the first Covid-19 vaccine. Moderna in a press release informed that they are seeking undetermined monetary damages in the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in …

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?
2 years, 7 months ago

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?

Associated Press  

COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, said Thursday that once authorized, the tweaked boosters could help right away …

Pfizer Seeks OK Of Updated COVID Vaccine Booster For Fall
2 years, 7 months ago

Pfizer Seeks OK Of Updated COVID Vaccine Booster For Fall

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives — a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech aim to offer updated boosters to people 12 and older, and shots could begin within weeks if the FDA quickly clears the modified …

Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall
2 years, 7 months ago

Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall

Associated Press  

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives — a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech aim to offer updated boosters to people 12 and older, and shots could begin within weeks if the FDA quickly clears the modified vaccine — a …

New Omicron-specific vaccine from Moderna approved by UK regulator
2 years, 7 months ago

New Omicron-specific vaccine from Moderna approved by UK regulator

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In June, Moderna said early clinical trials on 437 people had shown the jab led …

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster
2 years, 7 months ago

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster

Associated Press  

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against the omicron variant, which the government said would be offered to people aged 50 and over starting in the fall. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given …

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