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File: A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, on a table at an inoculation station next to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/ Rogelio V. Solis)
April 11, 2023, 10:43 am
Moderna seeking to roll out vaccines for cancer, heart disease by end of decade
Regulatory review due to success in studies, and thanks to leap in progress made by development of mRNA COVID jab
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this May 19, 2021, photo, a licensed practical nurse draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a mass vaccination clinic at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
October 7, 2022, 11:46 am
4th shots of Pfizer, Moderna vaccines provide near equal protection — Israeli study
Sheba-led research team says that 6 months after boosters, ‘antibody levels and cumulative vaccine efficacy do not differ between the two vaccines’
By Nathan Jeffay
File: A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, on a table at an inoculation station next to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/ Rogelio V. Solis)
August 26, 2022, 5:20 pm
Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over patents behind COVID vaccine
Massachusetts-based firm accuses rival and its partner of copyright infringement, filing suit in both US and German courts
By Tom Murphy
Illustrative image: A woman received a coronavirus vaccine in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, January 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 18, 2022, 1:51 pm
Moderna’s new variant-busting COVID vaccine starting trial in Israel
Study will assess how well special shot built to be Omicron-proof protects against infection; expert says Israel helping lead way in ‘the future of the fight against the pandemic’
By Nathan Jeffay
In this file photo from August 15, 2021, vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are seen at the Assad Iben El Fourat school in Oued Ellil, outside Tunisa. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, file)
June 22, 2022, 11:37 pm
Moderna: Updated COVID booster is effective against Omicron subvariants
CEO says US biotech firm intends to submit new vaccine to regulators, will gear up to start supplying shots by August in anticipation of infection spike in the fall
By AFP
Illustrative: A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Oregon, December 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
June 8, 2022, 11:59 pm
Moderna says updated COVID booster protects against omicron
Vaccine reportedly triggers increased resistance across prior variants, although it’s unclear for how long; study performed on 437 people and not yet scientifically reviewed
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Illustrative: A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Oregon, December 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
April 19, 2022, 2:41 pm
Moderna seeking to update COVID vaccine against Omicron by the fall
VP at US pharma firm says data showing shot it developed to help counter Beta variant ‘really give us hope’ that boosters can be adjusted for other coronavirus strains
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Illustrative: A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Oregon, December 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
January 31, 2022, 8:17 pm
US grants full approval to Moderna’s COVID vaccine
‘The public can be assured that this vaccine was approved in keeping with the FDA’s rigorous scientific standards,’ says senior regulator
By AP and ToI Staff
Nurse Sheena Davis administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
December 20, 2021, 4:11 pm
Moderna says its booster likely protects against Omicron
Lab tests show half-dose booster shot increased by 37 times the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies able to fight new strain of coronavirus
By AP
Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, speaks to the media after Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker toured the Moderna facility, on May 12, 2021, in Norwood, Massachusetts. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)
November 30, 2021, 8:53 am
Moderna CEO predicts existing COVID vaccines less effective against Omicron
Stephane Bancel says there’s ‘no world’ in which protection will prove to be the same against new strain, says he expects a ‘material drop’
By ToI Staff
A medical worker readies to administer the Moderna coronavirus vaccine to a Palestinian laborer at a temporary medical facility set up at a checkpoint on March 9, 2021, in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 27, 2021, 7:59 am
Moderna says it will develop booster shot for new COVID variant
Pharmaceutical company says it is also examining using a higher dose of its existing vaccine against Omicron
By ToI Staff
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 12 years old sits ready for use at a vaccination site in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 11, 2021. (LM Otero/AP)
November 26, 2021, 10:53 pm
BioNtech says it needs 2 weeks to determine vaccine’s effectiveness against Omicron
Firm that developed vaccine with Pfizer says it will have more data available next month, but has plans in motion to be able to mass-manufacture adapted inoculation
By ToI Staff
A Chester County, Pennsylvania, Health Department worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, before administering it at the Chester County Government Services Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on December 29, 2020. (AP Photo/ Matt Slocum, File)
October 25, 2021, 11:07 pm
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6-11
Vaccine maker says it will soon share interim results of study with FDA and global regulators
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, speaks to the media after Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker toured the Moderna facility, on May 12, 2021, in Norwood, Massachusetts. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)
September 23, 2021, 3:58 pm
Moderna CEO predicts pandemic could be over in a year
Stephane Bancel says COVID shots will be okayed for infants and there will be enough doses by mid-2022 to inoculate everyone worldwide; thinks situation could come to resemble flu
By ToI Staff
A health official prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine prior to administering it during a mass Covid-19 vaccination drive in Nairobi on September 17, 2021. (Simon MAINA / AFP)
September 18, 2021, 8:52 am
Moderna beats Pfizer on long-term protection against hospitalization, study says
Accumulating research suggests vaccine’s superiority, possibly due to dosage level — 100 micrograms against 30 — or dosage interval, with Pfizer given 3 weeks apart and Moderna 4
By AFP
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