Category: Moderna

Questions Remain Over Canada’s Vaccination Drive Amid Delays and Fresh Applications

Canada’s national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as Canada enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic. The federal government, which is overseeing the nationwide effort, has been facing strong criticism as it struggles to ensure there are enough immunization doses to go around. The two…


No Plans to Develop Database for Post-COVID-19 Vaccination Deaths: FDA

Federal health officials have no plans to develop a database for adverse events to people who receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told The Epoch Times. “At this time there are no specific plans to develop a public database of deaths and adverse events associated with vaccination,” a spokesperson said via…


Moderna Develops New CCP Virus Vaccine for South African Variant

Moderna announced on Jan. 25 that it had developed a new CCP virus vaccine to combat a new South African variant of the virus, with plans to advance it into a phase one study. “Out of an abundance of caution and leveraging the flexibility of our mRNA platform, we are advancing an emerging variant booster candidate against…


1,900 Doses of CCP Virus Vaccine Destroyed After Cleaner Accidentally Unplugs Freezer in Boston

Hundreds of doses of Moderna’s CCP virus vaccine were destroyed after a cleaner in Boston accidentally turned off the freezer, while thousands more were possibly ruined by temperature change in Maine. “On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, VA Boston Pharmacy staff discovered that a freezer at the Jamaica Plain campus failed. As a result, 1,900 doses…


11,900 Doses of Moderna Vaccines Spoil During Transport: Health Officials

McKesson distributing company notified Michigan state health officials on Tuesday that 11,900 doses of Moderna vaccines were damaged due to exceeding cold temperature limits. Twenty-one shipments of the vaccine were reported to have their temperature drop below the safety range on Sunday, Jan. 17. The pharmaceutical distributor will investigate the causes. The frozen vaccines must…


Orange County Health Officials Pull Vaccine Lot Due to Possible Side Effects

Orange County, California, health officials are suspending the use of a Moderna COVID-19 lot following reports of possible adverse side effects. The move was under the directive of the California Department of Public Health, which recommended providers stop using lot 041L20A of the vaccine due to an ongoing investigation into possible allergic reactions. California’s top…


California Calls for Pause in Use of Huge Batch of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines

California officials late Sunday directed COVID-19 vaccine providers to not administer any doses from a batch of over 330,000 that was circulated across the state. The reason was a “higher-than-usual number of possible allergic reactions,” California State Epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan said in a statement. The doses were produced by Moderna. Moderna, the Centers for Disease…


California Calls for Pause on Use of Batch of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines

California officials directed COVID-19 vaccine providers on Jan. 17 not to administer any doses from a batch of more than 330,000 that was circulated across the state. The reason was a “higher-than-usual number of possible allergic reactions,” California State Epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan said in a statement. The doses were produced by Moderna. Moderna, the Centers…


Herd Immunity to CCP Virus Not Attainable in 2021: WHO

Despite vaccines rolling out in different countries, no one should expect herd immunity to the CCP virus this year, according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan. Swaminathan stressed the need for the world to continue to implement measures to protect against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus (novel coronavirus), as the emergency roll-out of…


UK Facing ‘Worst Weeks’ of CCP Virus Pandemic, Chief Medical Officer Says

The UK is entering the “worst weeks” of the CCP virus pandemic, England’s chief medical officer said on Monday. Professor Chris Whitty said the country must “double down” on lockdown measures before the vaccine roll-out begins to have an impact on the spread of the disease. Witty blamed the grave situation on a new variant…