Moderna announced on Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine decreases in efficacy after a year, suggesting a potential benefit in having a booster shot of its mRNA vaccine. New clinical trial data showed that breakthrough COVID-19 infections are less common among people who received Moderna’s vaccine, mRNA-1273, more recently compared to less recently, the company said…
Moderna Says Booster COVID-19 Shots May Be Required, Citing New Data on Breakthrough Cases
Third Person Dies in Japan After Shots From Suspended Moderna Vaccine Batches
A third person has died in Japan after receiving a shot from the since suspended batches of Moderna vaccines, the country’s health ministry said on Monday. It marks the third such case following the discovery of contaminants in several batches of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The 49-year-old received his second dose on Aug….
Facts Matter (Sept. 3): Japan Suspends 2.6 Million Moderna Vaccine Doses Over Contamination Concerns
In Japan, the Ministry of Health has now suspended close to 3 million doses of the Moderna vaccine. They are citing concerns of contamination. This came not only after a foreign, metallic substance was discovered inside the doses, but also after two men in their 30s died. At the moment, it’s not clear whether they…
Live Q&A: Moderna Vaccine Suspended in Japan; US to Retaliate Over Kabul Bombing
Japan is suspending 1.6 million doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 over concerns of contamination after finding what it says are “foreign materials.” And in other news, President Joe Biden has announced the United States will retaliate against the terrorist organization ISIS over the recent bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this live Q&A with…
Japan Suspends 1.63 Million Doses of Moderna Vaccine After Reports of Contamination
Japan on Aug. 26 announced the suspension of about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to reports of contamination. The country’s health ministry said “foreign materials” were found in at least 390 doses—or 39 vials—of the Moderna vaccine, coming from eight vaccination sites, according to The Asahi Shimbun. Takeda Pharmaceutical, a Japanese drugmaker…
Japan Suspends 1.6 Million Doses of Moderna Vaccine After Reports of Contamination
Japan on Aug. 26 announced the suspension of about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to reports of contamination. The country’s health ministry said “foreign materials” were found in at least 390 doses—or 39 vials—of the Moderna vaccine, coming from eight vaccination sites, according to The Asahi Shimbun. Takeda Pharmaceutical, a Japanese drugmaker…
Man Dies After Rare Blood Clot Disorder, Received Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine: Report
A man has died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after receiving a second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and was determined to have possibly had a rare and severe blood clot condition called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia when he presented to the hospital, according to a report. The case report of the 65-year-old man is detailed in a…
Heart Inflammation Warning to Be Added to mRNA Vaccine Fact Sheet: FDA
June 23, 2021
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday that it will add a warning of heart inflammation to the fact sheet for the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that are given to patients prior to vaccination. At a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…
Australia Secures 25 Million Moderna Vaccines
May 12, 2021
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The Australian government has secured 25 million doses of the two-dose Moderna vaccine and is also in talks with the company to establish an mRNA manufacturing facility in the country. “Moderna is, on the advice that we have, the most advanced of the vaccine products with relation to the capacity to adapt to booster and…
Federal Government Expecting 1M Vaccine Doses This Week After Moderna Delays Delivery
OTTAWA—Canada will have to wait a little longer for a promised influx of COVID-19 vaccines. The federal government says it expects about 1 million shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to arrive this week, as the two pharmaceutical firms continue delivering doses on a regular schedule. Ottawa had planned to take delivery of about 1.2 million…
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