Tag: Moderna

Senators Call for Release of COVID-19 Vaccine Agreements

Four Australian senators have lodged an order for the release of contracts between the federal government and pharmaceutical companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. The senators will lodge the motion on Nov. 29, 2022, for the current Labor health minister to release agreements with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Novavax, including details on vaccine efficacy,…


Moderna Says New Booster Performs Worse Against Surging COVID-19 Variant

Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine booster performs worse against a virus variant that is becoming increasingly prevalent in the United States, the company announced on Nov. 14. A clinical trial testing the updated booster, which U.S. regulators authorized in August without any clinical data, showed that it provides a higher level of neutralizing antibody titers than…


New Study Finds Heart Inflammation After COVID-19 Vaccination Higher With Moderna Than Pfizer

A new study estimated that hundreds of cases of heart inflammation occur in every million second doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in the highest-risk group. Some 269.5 cases of myocarditis, a form of heart inflammation, were estimated for men aged 18 to 29, researchers concluded. Myocarditis is a serious condition that can lead to death….


Recipe for Disaster: Combining COVID-19 BA4/5 and Influenza mRNA

Recently both Pfizer and Moderna announced they were developing a combination injection utilizing mRNA coding for the BA4/BA5 Omicron subvariant and new mRNA coding for antigens contained in the influenza virus.[i]  Because the COVID-19 component is under Emergency Use Authorization, has failed animal data and no human studies, that component should be off the table…


ET Drug Regulator Recommends Adding ‘Heavy Menstrual Bleeding’ as mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Side-Effect

The European Union’s drug regulator on Friday said it is recommending adding “heavy menstrual bleeding” as a side effect to both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines, according to an advisory panel meeting. The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety committee said that “heavy menstrual bleeding should be added to the product information as a side effect…


EU Drug Regulator Recommends Adding ‘Heavy Menstrual Bleeding’ as mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Side-Effect

The European Union’s drug regulator on Friday said it is recommending adding “heavy menstrual bleeding” as a side effect to both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines, according to an advisory panel meeting. The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety committee said that “heavy menstrual bleeding should be added to the product information as a side effect…


Triple Vaccinated More Likely Than Unvaccinated to Get Symptomatic COVID-19: Study

People who received two or three doses of a messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to contract COVID-19 with symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers found that the vaccinated had higher odds of experiencing symptomatic COVID-19 than the unvaccinated, even if they had received a booster shot on top of a primary series….


Triple Vaccinated People More Likely Than Unvaccinated to Get Symptomatic COVID-19: Study

People who received two or three doses of a messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to contract COVID-19 with symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers found that the vaccinated had higher odds of experiencing symptomatic COVID-19 than the unvaccinated, even if they had received a booster shot on top of a primary series….


Switzerland to Destroy 9 Million Doses of Expired Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Switzerland will destroy 9 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that have reached their expiry date, with another 5.1 million vaccine jabs set to meet the same fate by February, the government said on Wednesday. “With this deliberately chosen strategy, it was accepted that too much vaccine would be procured and that some of the…


Younger People May Not Need COVID-19 Boosters: Moderna CEO

Many younger people may not need COVID-19 boosters, the CEO of Moderna said on Oct. 17. “I think it’s going to be like the flu. If you’re a 25-year-old do you need an annual booster every year if you’re healthy?” Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said during a Yahoo Finance event. “You might want it because…